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overpopulationSituation in which the number of individuals of a given species exceeds the number that its environment can sustain. Possible consequences are environmental deterioration, impaired quality of life, and a population crash (sudden reduction in numbers caused by high mortality and failure to produce viable offspring). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Researchers report that the animals are able to predict when spruce trees will produce an overabundance of seed cones, their main food source. This touches on a very interesting question that I tried to get at in the book: Does an overabundance of choice inhibit freedom, and if so what can you do about it? The ONP market is also suffering from an overabundance of supply as well, sources say, as newspapers are still thick with holiday advertising. |
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