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parameter > load bearing capacity > carrying capacity

Bevorzugte Bezeichnung

carrying capacity  

Definition

  • maximum supply of biological products and services that can be provided by the natural environment so that renewable resources are not depleted faster than they can be regenerated and that ecological systems remain viable

Anwendungshinweise

  • Improved definition (EN only): The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

Gehört zur Gruppe

URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15093

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