LC control no. | sh2007004057 |
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Topical heading | Ecological carrying capacity |
Variant(s) | Capacity, Ecological carrying Carrying capacity (Ecology) Ecological capacity |
See also | Ecology Population biology Population density |
Found in | Work cat.: Science plan, implementation plan : report of the PICES-GLOBEC international program on climate change and carrying capacity, 1996. McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, 2003 (carrying capacity (Ecology): the maximum population size that the environment can support without deterioration; also definition in electricity) Academic Press dict. of science and technology (carrying capacity (Ecology): the maximum population that can be supported by the resources of a certain habitat at any given time. Also, ecological capacity) Eionet GEMET thes. via WWW, Oct. 1, 2007 (ecological carrying capacity. Concept definition: 1) The maximum number of species an area can support during the harshest part of the year, or the maximum biomass it can support indefinitely. 2) The maximum number of grazing animals an area can support without deterioration) Hollowed, Anne Babcock. Report on climate change and carrying capacity of the North Pacific ecosystem, 1996. Johnson, Gary E. ... [et al.] Proceedings from a workshop on ecological carrying capacity of salmonids in the Columbia River basin : measure 7.1A of the Northwest Power Planning Council's 1994 fish and wildlife program : report 3 of 4 : final report, 1996. |