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biocapacity

biocapacity noun: the capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources and absorb wastes.

Noun

biocapacity (countable and uncountable, plural biocapacities)

  1. The capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources and absorb wastes.
    • When an area's ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity, an ecological deficit occurs.
    • Forget post-scarcity. Between rising populations, climate change, a dearth of fresh water and stretched bio-capacity, just avoiding widespread famine by the middle of this century would represent an astonishing achievement.2020, Aaron Bastani, Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto, Verso Books, →ISBN, page 162

Forms of biocapacity

pluralbiocapacities
alternative formbio-capacity

Origin of biocapacity

From bio- + capacity.

Questions about biocapacity

What does biocapacity mean?
Biocapacity means the capacity of an ecosystem to provide resources and absorb wastes.
What part of speech is biocapacity?
Biocapacity is a noun.
What is the plural of biocapacity?
The plural of biocapacity is biocapacities.

Words near biocapacity in the dictionary

  1. biocalcifies
  2. biocalcify
  3. biocalcifying
  4. biocalorimetry
  5. biocapacities
  6. biocapacity
  7. biocapital
  8. biocapitalism
  9. biocapsule
  10. biocapsules
  11. biocarbon

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