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overexploitation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | overuse, overutilisation, overutilization |
| Type of | development, exploitation |
| Derivation | overexploit |
Examples of overexploitation
overexploitation
I was interested by your article about human overexploitation of marine species.
From the newscientist.com
Overexploitation for food, medicine, and materials also threatens biodiversity.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yet protected areas are useful primarily against overexploitation and habitat loss.
From the sciencedaily.com
Overexploitation occurs when a resource is consumed at an unsustainable rate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The stated goal of the IWC is to protect all species of whales from overexploitation.
From the newscientist.com
Many political systems use regulations and legislation to curb resource overexploitation.
From the sciencedaily.com
Sustained overexploitation can lead to the destruction of the resource.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Overexploitation can lead to resource destruction, including extinctions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There is a whole history of overexploitation in the form of overhunting.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
- Unsustainable use of a natural resource leading to the depletion or degradation of the resource and consequent loss of its availability or productivity.
- Use of / harvesting of an environmental resource at a rate which exceeds the natural growth / regeneration rate. This might then result in an organism / resource being (locally) extinct.
- Harvesting by humans of wild plants or animals at rates exceeding the ability of populations of those species to rebound.
- (n.): improper and excessive use leading to the degradation of that which is used (land, water, vegetation). Back
- The killing of a species well beyond the point that the population levels can be sustained
- Excessive consumption of a renewable natural resource at a rate that cannot be maintained due to a dwindling reproductive population
- Amphibian populations in some parts of the world suffer decline because they are captured for the pet trade or are harvested for human consumption.
