biocapacity

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Etymology

From bio- +‎ capacity.

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.
    • 2020, Aaron Bastani, Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto, Verso Books, →ISBN, page 162:
      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.

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