overpopulation
/ (ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən) /
the population of an area in too large numbers
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How to use overpopulation in a sentence
Your existence contributes to over-population, climate change, and species extinction.
Our current stalemate over climate policy has important roots in earlier battles over population growth and resource scarcity.
Perhaps ironically, many hunters claimed to be “culling” the herd, thereby saving it from over-population or starvation.
But nature has provided against this “over-population” of the298 turtles by giving them a great many enemies.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidMisery and want are increasing among the poor, as the division of labor and over-population increase.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst Haeckel
There is less poverty simply because poverty is synonymous with over-population.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney GreenbieRelative over-population is of three kinds: current, latent, and stagnant.
Contemporary Socialism | John RaeHe practically admitted that over-population was the inevitable soil of predatory capitalism.
The Pivot of Civilization | Margaret Sanger
Scientific definitions for overpopulation
[ ō′vər-pŏp′yə-lā′shən ]
The population of an environment by a particular species in excess of the environment's carrying capacity. The effects of overpopulation can include the depletion of resources, environmental deterioration, and the prevalence of famine and disease.
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