Carrying Capacity

Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Carrying Capacity?

1. In recreation management, the amount of use a recreation area can sustain without loss of quality. 2. In wildlife management, the maximum number of animals an area can support during a given period.

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Acid Neutralizing Capacity   Assimilative Capacity   Capacity Assurance Plan   Design Capacity   Reserve Capacity   

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