Ecology can be broken down into many specific kinds of ecologies. The broader definition of ecology is the study of the interaction between living things and their environment. One of the specific kinds of ecologies that we’re going to focus on is human ecology, which is the study of relationships and interactions among humans, their biology, their cultures, and their physical environments. A key idea in ecology is the idea of carrying capacity. In order to understand carrying capacity, we must define what an ecosystem is. An ecosystem is a geographically bounded system within a defined group of organisms interact with both abiotic and biotic components of the environment. With the definition of an ecosystem in mind, carrying capacity is the number of organisms an ecosystem can support or “carry” which is determined by the amount of resources available and by organisms interactions. This concept surreptitiously serves as a huge factor in a lot of human decisions and ideas including one of the most significant ideas: racism.
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