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The carrying capacity of an environment is the maximum population size of a biological species that can be sustained by that specific environment, given the food, ...
Tourism carrying capacity (TCC) is an imperfect [1] but useful approach to managing visitors in vulnerable areas. [2]
Cube – The cargo carrying capacity of a ship, measured in cubic metres or feet. There are two common types: Bale Cube (or Bale Capacity) – The space available for cargo measured in cubic metres or feet to the inside of the cargo battens, on the frames, and to the underside of the beams. It is a measurement of capacity for cargo in bales or ...
Global biocapacity' is a term sometimes used to describe the total capacity of an ecosystem to support various continuous activity and changes. When the ecological footprint of a population exceeds the biocapacity of the environment it lives in, this is called an 'biocapacity deficit'. Such a deficit comes from three sources: overusing one's ...
Most of the world's carrying capacity in fully cellular container ships is in the liner service, where ships trade on scheduled routes. [ 34 ] [ 60 ] As of January 2010, the top 20 liner companies controlled 67.5% of the world's fully cellular container capacity, with 2,673 vessels of an average capacity of 3,774 TEU. [ 1 ]
Carrying capacity, the population size of a species that its environment can sustain; Capacity planning, the process of determining the production resources needed to meet product demand; Capacity building, strengthening the skills, competencies and abilities of developing societies; Productive capacity, the maximum possible output of an economy
Assimilative capacity is the ability for pollutants to be absorbed by an environment without detrimental effects to the environment or those who use of it. [1] Natural absorption into an environment is achieved through dilution , dispersion and removal through chemical or biological processes . [ 1 ]
RBlew 16:29, 3 February 2018 (UTC) Carrying Capacity is a multivocalic concept [] – which itself has a carrying capacity of how many different meaning a word can have. Depending on context carrying capacity can be in a closed system where a number can be applied as in engineering with the load bearing capacity of a bridge, the time till ...