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What happens when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?

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If a population exceeds carrying capacity, the ecosystem may become unsuitable for the species to survive. If the population exceeds the carrying capacity for a long period of time, resources may be completely depleted.

User Syndi
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They either die from not enough food, they move to another place, or sometimes they adapt to the amount of organisms there. That is all I know
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