populations and ecosystems

It is defined as the capacity of environment or an ecosystem to support and sustain a level of population under an ideal set of conditions. Carrying capacity is a ceiling of population, beyond which the environment fails to support the population leading to..

Presence of dangerous unnatural ingredeints causing imbalance in the ecosystems and health hazards to human beings and animals is called pollution. Pollution is mainly found in air, water, soil, food and sound. Major human activities like industries, agriculture, health care, tran..

: Include different types of soils, their fertility and vast biological wealth in them. Forest resource: Include all types of forests and other naturally grown plant sources. Crop resources: include all cultivated crops and their potentialities. Marine and aquatic resources: Include plants, animals..

? One has not anticipated some of the impacts of industrial and technological advancement. When the industrial revolution started some 250 years ago, the world population was at 600 million - that seems like a lot of people but now the world population is now almost ten times at..

>The dangerous effects of pollution are governed by factors like concentration of pollutant exposure to pollutant area / section of population affected type of pollutant and dangers caused by them process of degradation / metabolism of pollutants Each of the above factors ultimately decid..

>The food chains and other such interrelationships in the ecosystems create a balance in the environment that is called the ecological balance. However, man tries to modify the environment to suit his needs. This has upset the delicate balance being maintained in the environment. Sustaina..