Cards (2)

  • Maximum sustainable yield: the maximum amount of a nonrenewable resource that can be harvested without reducing or depleting the resource for future use
    • Roughly 1/2 carrying capacity
  • Environmental indicators of sustainability:
    • biodiversity
    • food production
    • indicates ability of earth's soil, water, and climate to support agriculture
    • atmospheric temperature:
    • human population and resource depletion