overexploitation
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Overexploitation — Atlantic cod stocks were severely overexploited in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to their abrupt collapse in 1992.[1] Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns.… … Wikipedia
overexploitation — vandens išsekimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kritinis vandens kiekio sumažėjimas netinkamai eksploatuojant vandens telkinį (gręžinį, tvenkinį, kūdrą ar kitą objektą) arba pakitus aplinkos sąlygoms. atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
overexploitation of water — vandens išsekimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kritinis vandens kiekio sumažėjimas netinkamai eksploatuojant vandens telkinį (gręžinį, tvenkinį, kūdrą ar kitą objektą) arba pakitus aplinkos sąlygoms. atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
overexploitation — n. * * * … Universalium
overexploitation — o ver•ex ploi•ta′tion n … From formal English to slang
overexploitation — noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns • Syn: ↑overuse, ↑overutilization, ↑overutilisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑overuse (for: ↑overuse), ↑overexploit … Useful english dictionary
Biodiversity — Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef … Wikipedia
Blyth's Tragopan — Taxobox name = Blyth s Tragopan status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Tragopan species = T. blythii binomial =… … Wikipedia
Free-market environmentalism — is a position that argues that the free market, property rights, and tort law provide the best tools to preserve the health and sustainability of the environment. This is in contrast to the most common modern approach of proactive environmental… … Wikipedia
Tragedy of the commons — Cows on Selsley Common. The tragedy of the commons is one way of accounting for overexploitation. The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting… … Wikipedia
