In
biology, the
carrying capacity of an environment for a particular
species
is a measure of the steady-state density that the species can have for a particular
habitat
to support sustainably.
When populations exceed the carrying capacity,
famine and
disease tend to reduce the size the population.
Humans are the only species known to possess the ability to increase their carrying capacity.
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