3.4 Carrying Capacity

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Carrying Capacity (K)

The maximum number of individuals in a population that an ecosystem can support, based on limiting resources (food, water, and habitat)

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Overshoot

when a population briefly exceeds K

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Consequence

resource depletion

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Die-off

sharp decrease in population size when resource depletion leads to many individuals dying