This paper was prepared for the "World Bank Handbook on Natural Habitats and Ecosystems Management." It provides an overview of the carrying capacity concept and assesses its value and use in practical management. It starts by reviewing the concept of carrying capacity and the natural limits to resource exploitation set by the environment. Making use of boxed examples, it introduces the concepts of thresholds, susceptibility, and resilience before...
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1996/06/30
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部门工作文件
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18272
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2010/07/01
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Carrying capacity : sustainable use and demographic determinants of natural habitats and ecosystems management
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Population Growth