Ecologists describe the ability of an environment to sustain a species' population as its "carrying capacity". It's an ...

A term commonly used in the management of fish and wildlife is carrying capacity. An entry level college biology class might define this as, “The maximum stable population of a species an ecosystem ...

Protect the Adirondacks has been calling for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to conduct a so-called “carry capacity” study. The group says the state agency has failed to ...