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This 3 page paper discusses whether or not a population can continue to grow and thrive if it reaches its carrying capacity. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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of habitat" (Freedman, 2007). This paper considers whether or not a population can survive and grow when it exceeds carrying capacity. Discussion If a population is in balance, it is
in "equilibrium with the carrying capacity of its environment"; the rates of birth and death are equal and the population size is unchanging (Freedman, 2007). If a population exceeds its
carrying capacity, it become unsustainable and degrades its habitat (Freedman, 2007). At least these are the theories that explain the ideal conditions, but in nature, there is no such thing
as an "ideal condition"-instead, things change over time (Freedman, 2007). Because of these changes, which are complex and difficult to predict, exact forecasts of population growth and survival cannot be
made accurately. However, the concept of carrying capacity is useful because "it highlights the ecological fact that, for all species, there are environmental limitations to the sizes of populations that
can be sustained" (Freedman, 2007). That is, at some point a population will become too large for its environment to sustain it. Freeman says that carrying capacity "is never static"
but changes in response to such things as changes in the environment such as are "associated with climatic change or the successional development of ecosystems" (Freedman, 2007). These are long-term
changes; more rapid changes may occur in response to events such as a "fire or windstorm, or because of a human influence such as timber harvesting, pollution, or the introduction
of a non-native competitor, predator, or disease" (Freedman, 2007). Finally, carrying capacity "can also be damaged by overpopulation"; this in turn leads to "excessive exploitation of resources and a degradation
of the habitats ability to support the species" (Freedman, 2007). It would appear that the human species may be facing this situation now, or in the near future. However, there
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