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Carrying capacity

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001075

The maximum population that may be sustained in an ecosystem or management unit without adverse effects to the environment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001075
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoPopulation ecology; Ecological footprint; Population size; Ecosystems; Population density
TranslationsSpanish: capacidad de carga
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001075",
  "term": "Carrying capacity",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The maximum population that may be sustained in an ecosystem or management unit without adverse effects to the environment.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "population ecology",
    "ecological footprint",
    "population size",
    "ecosystems",
    "population density"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "capacidad de carga"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/carrying-capacity/"
}

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