overpopulation

/ (ˌəʊvəˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the population of an area in too large numbers

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How to use overpopulation in a sentence

If you do, you not only save the ocean, you provide a potential solution to the human overpopulation crisis in the process.
New Report Reveals U.S. Fisheries Killing Thousands of Protected and Endangered Species | Abby Haglage | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
overpopulation is the single most important public health problem in the world.
How Over-the-Counter Birth Control Could Screw You | Kent Sepkowitz | November 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Fortunately, though, overpopulation has a remedy: birth control.
How Over-the-Counter Birth Control Could Screw You | Kent Sepkowitz | November 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He harangues people about overpopulation, SUVs, and carbon emissions.
Things Jonathan Franzen Says Are Bad for Society: Kakutani, Facebook | Josh Dzieza | March 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States led an international panic over overpopulation.
Can Condoms Fix Climate Change? | Michelle Goldberg | December 5, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

There was, as yet, no great overpopulation of mountainous areas compelling raids or forays into piedmont zones.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. Tyler
I mustn't blame Leffingwell for solving the overpopulation problem, even though he used me as a guinea-pig in his experiments.
This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch
Cousin Yachkovich begins again at his talk on overpopulation.
Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz
Statistics show, that emigration will not prevent overpopulation.
Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz
Cousin Yachkovich is always discoursing on overpopulation; that is his hobby.
Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz

Scientific definitions for overpopulation

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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