Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum (1989)

Chapter: 3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth

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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation: "3. Global Change and Carrying Capacity: Implications for Life on Earth." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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