Biology Study Material: Alexis Fitzgerald Chapter 3.4 - Carrying Capacity Concepts

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Carrying capacity

the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support.

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population overshoot definition

describes a concern that human populations may become too large to be sustained by their environment or resources in the long term.

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Consequence of overshoot

resource depletion ex: overgrazing in deer

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Die-off

sharp decrease in pop. size when resource depletion (overshoot) leads to many individuals dying
Ex: many deer starve with too many new fawns feeding in spring

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How can overfishing impact the predator prey interaction

disrupt predation rates and result in depensatory declines in predatory fish populations