Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet (9th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118427327
ISBN 13: 978-1-11842-732-3

Chapter 1 - Key Themes in Environmental Sciences - Study Questions - Page 20: 6

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The carrying capacity of the Earth can be determined by sustainability, meaning, by the maximum number of a certain species that can endure in an environment without damaging it. As Earth's recurses needed to sustain life are scarce, the planet can support only a certain amount of a species, including human.
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