Friday, November 30, 2012

The Element of Ecology! Effect of overpopulation in community.

What is overpopulation? According to wikipedia dictionary, overpopulation a generally undesirable condition where an organism's numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. Overpopulation occurs around the globe as well not just community in forest only and the consequence is very detrimental to the living organism and non-lilving organism too. These are effects of overpopulation as follow below:

1. Inadequate of food or scarcity of food in the community. 
2. Spread of disease around the community because of overcrowded among the group of different species in the community.
3. lack of space for habitation.
4. leads to change in temperature in the community.
5. increase in death rate and decrease in birth rate.
6. Lack of water or drought period.
7. Leads to competition within the community, either intraspecific or interspecific competition in the community.

There are many effects resulting from overpopulation in the community that is not mentioned, but you search online for many more. Thanks for reading and hope to see you next time again. 

References:
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