When an area's population has exceeded its carrying capacity. When an area is overpopulated, the level of resource consumption necessary to maintain the population will affect the capacity of the area to support future populations.
the condition of having too many of one species causing a decline in living conditions and health of that species.
The situation where an area's population exceeds the area's carrying capacity.
The current world population is over 6 billion and is expected to grow to at least 9 billion by 2050. The increasing population, combined with rising consumption habits is pushing our claims on the planet beyond its natural limits. Water tables are falling on every continent as demand exceeds the sustainable yield of aquifers. Consumption of seafood as taken oceanic fisheries to their limits and beyond. Limit the number of children to only replace yourself. Reduce consumption habits to limit your ecological footprint.
Overpopulation is a scenario in which the population of a living species exceeds the carrying capacity of its ecological niche. While this term is most often used with reference to human beings, in its general form it includes overpopulation in any animal or vegetal species.
Overpopulation is the condition of any organism's numbers exceeding the carrying capacity of its ecological niche. In common parlance, the term usually refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth.
