Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134168296
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Carrying capacity can be defined as the maximum size of a population that can be sustained indefinitely, without causing harm to the ecosystem. It depends upon the resources such as water, food or habitat present in the ecosystem as well as technological and economic advances such as medicines (especially in the case of human beings).

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