carrying capacity

[ kar-ee-ing kuh-pas-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Ecology.

the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment. : K

carrying capacity

ecology the maximum number of individuals that an area of land can support, usually determined by their food requirements

carrying capacity

/ kăr′ē-ĭng /

The maximum population of a particular organism that a given environment can support without detrimental effects.

carrying capacity

In ecology , the number of living things that can exist for long periods in a given area without damaging the environment.

First recorded in 1880–85

Sometimes called “carrying capacity,” it means all the bears the country can support.

A well known physical law states that the carrying capacity of a stream increases as the sixth power of its velocity.

Without a hoof on it, it has a value in proportion to its carrying capacity, and Priest and I want these boys to secure it.

The team returned an hour before sunset, loaded to the carrying capacity of the wagon.

Its engine power is enormous, and its carrying capacity unprecedented.

No legitimate commerce was suggested by her appearance, no honest trade demanded such manifest sacrifice of carrying capacity.

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