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Explain why it is difficult to calculate the Earth's carrying capacity for the human population. (Site 1)

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Understanding Carrying Capacity

There are limits to the life-sustaining resources earth can provide us. ... However, it is very difficult for ecologists to calculate human carrying capacity. Humans are a complex species. We do not reproduce, consume resources, and interact with our living environment uniformly.

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