Carrying Capacity

The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

Any resource or condition that restricts the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population.

The population size stabilizes and remains constant over time.

Increase of food supply, removal of predators, removal of disease.

Biodiversity contributes to ecosystem resilience and stability, allowing it to better withstand changes.

Overpopulation can lead to resource depletion, reducing the carrying capacity of the environment.

Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living physical and chemical elements.

Predation, competition, and disease.

Water availability, temperature, and soil nutrients.

Predators help control the population of prey species, preventing overpopulation.