Carrying capacity is a general concept based on the idea that every ecosystem has a limit for use that cannot be exceeded without damaging the system. Whatever the specified use of an area might be, whether for grazing, wildlife habitat, recreation,...

The ability of a particular area to sustain a population at a specified level of subsistence, usually specified as the number of persons per unit of...

The supportable population of an organism, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available within an ecosystem is known as the ecosystem's carrying capacity for that organism. For the human population more complex variables such as...

A civil engineer standing trial Monday acknowledged miscalculations in the construction of an ice rink that collapsed two years ago, killing 15 people, mostly children.But two other defendants — the head of construction and an architect — insisted they were innocent as their trial on...

The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT (http://www.ipohome.com) and SEC filings.Week of Nov. 5Agria Corp.- Beijing, China, 17.2 million American depositary shares, each representing 2 ordinary shares, priced $14.50 to $16.50, managed...

Copa Holdings, one of the top-performing airline operators in Latin America, more than doubled fourth-quarter profit, but shares fell Wednesday as its 2007 outlook disappointed investors.Copa CPA earned 97 cents a share, up 137% vs. a year earlier. That's the best gain in three years...

Technology, rot and now fire have caught up with the Cutty Sark, the graceful clipper ship built in the 19th century to speed fresh tea from China to Britain's tables.After a quick look at the charred hull, custodians of the world's only surviving tea clipper...