Carrying capacity reconsidered: from Malthus’ population theory to ...

1834) An Essay on the Principle of Population (Malthus, 1986, 1st edition of 1798) has undoubt-edly been a long-lasting, broadly discussed and culturally absorbed contribution to the overall views of the 19th and 20th centuries. His theory about human population growth can be considered as providing a basis for the concept of carrying capacity. ................
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