car·ry·ing capacity (kăr′ē-ĭng) n. 1.The maximum number of persons or things that a vehicle or a receptacle can carry:a van with a carrying capacity of 12. 2.EcologyThe maximum number of individuals of a given species that the resources available in a given environment can sust...
What is carrying capacity? In biology and environmental science, the carrying capacity of a biological species in a particular habitat refers to the maximum number of individuals (of that species) that the environment can carry and sustain, considering its geography or physical features. In ecology...
Despite the persistence of Malthusian arguments that human population will grow to outstrip the Earth's capacity and resources, current demography actually... P Robbins,SH Smith - 《Progress in Human Geography》 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 加载更多研究点推荐 Carrying capacity cultural carrying capacity ...
doi:10.1080/04353684.1975.11879406Juan F. ScottEnvironment CanadaGeografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography
Coral reef islands provide precious living space and valuable ecological services for human beings, and its sustainability cannot be ignored under the pressure of human activities. Carrying capacity (CC) assessment has gradually become an important means to measure sustainability of islands. However, the...
Beach carrying capacityBeach nourishmentProjections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) point to a global mean sea level rise (SLR) ... Bon de Sousa, L.Loureiro, C.Ferreira, O. - 《Applied Geography》 被引量: 0发表: 2018年 Urban heritage endangerment at the interface ...
carrying capacity.This research suggested that:(1)maximum water resources development scale,maximum population scale and sustainable economic scale were emphasized in previous researches;(2)building up the tight coupling between water resources system and carrier of water resources carrying capacity was ...
Human–environment coupling systemRiver basin economicThe Yangtze River Economic BeltThe resource and environmental carrying capacity (RECC) is an important foundation and support for a city or region, and determines the direction of regional sustainable development. Identifying the RECC in basin economic...
Research on urban land carrying capacity(ULCC) is not only a progress in traditional land carrying capacity(LCC), but also a useful tool to explore the sustainable development of cities. As it is concerned by an increasing number of experts, this paper r
Finally, the actual grassland carrying capacity of the research area determined, and the driving analysis was carried out from the natural and human-made factors. 2.3.1. Mountainous area definition Effective mountain delineation in all dimensions requires consideration not only elevation but also the ...