over exploitation
Sign in to saveAlso known as overexploitation, over use, over utilisation, overharvesting, overuse, overutilisation, over-harvesting, over-exploitation
thumb|300px|right|Atlantic cod stocks were severely overexploited in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to their abrupt collapse in 1992.
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- Fisheries
- Water resources
- Forestry
- Biodiversity
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thumb|300px|right|Atlantic cod stocks were severely overexploited in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to their abrupt collapse in 1992.
Overexploitation, also called overharvesting or ecological overshoot, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns. Continued overexploitation can lead to the destruction of the resource, as it will be unable to replenish itself. The term applies to various natural resources such as water aquifers, grazing pastures and forests, wild medicinal plants, fish stocks, and other wildlife.
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