| 单词 | carrying capacity |
| 释义 | carrying capacitynoun Ecology.the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment. Abbreviation: K Origin of carrying capacityFirst recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby carrying capacitycarryback, carry coals to Newcastle, carrycot, carryforward, carry-in, carrying capacity, carrying charge, carrying-on, carrying place, carry light, carry off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carrying capacity
British Dictionary definitions for carrying capacitycarrying capacity nounecology the maximum number of individuals that an area of land can support, usually determined by their food requirements Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for carrying capacitycarrying capacity In ecology, the number of living things that can exist for long periods in a given area without damaging the environment. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for carrying capacitycarrying capacity [ kăr′ē-ĭng ] The maximum population of a particular organism that a given environment can support without detrimental effects. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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