For Carrying Capacity we have terms and definitions in 11 topics. The topics are Anthromorphemics, Anthropology, Biology, Environment, Fish, Geography, Hunting, Sanitation, Sociology, Tires and World Politics.

Carrying Capacity (Anthromorphemics)

The point at or below which a population tends to stabilize.

Carrying Capacity (Anthropology)

The point at or below which a population tends to stabilize.

Carrying Capacity (Biology)

A situation when a population has reached the maximum size that the environment can support.

Carrying Capacity (Environment)

1. In recreation management, the amount of use a recreation area can sustain without loss of quality. 2. In wildlife management, the maximum number of animals an area can support during a given period.

Carrying Capacity (Fish)

The maximum number of organisms that a certain habitat can sustain over the long term.

Carrying Capacity (Geography)

The number of people that an area can support given the quality of the natural environment and the level of technology of the population.

Carrying Capacity (Hunting)

The maximum number of species that any particular area can support over an extended period of time.

Carrying Capacity (Sanitation)

The maximum rate of flow that a conduit, channel or other hydraulic structure is capable of passing.

Carrying Capacity (Sociology)

The number of a species that a particular ecosystem can support without suffering irreversible deterioration (see also ECOLOGY).

Carrying Capacity (Tires)

The maximum load that should be permitted on a given tire, wheel, or rim, etc., as recommended by the manufacturer's data book.

Carrying Capacity (World Politics)

The number of people that an environment, such as Earth, can feed, provide water for, and otherwise sustain.

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