noun
carrying capacity; environmental capacity
Ecological term for the maximum population size an environment can sustain. Often used interchangeably with 環境収容力.
See also: 環境収容力
この地域の環境容量を超えると、生態系が崩れる可能性がある。
If the carrying capacity of this area is exceeded, the ecosystem may collapse.
環境容量の評価は、持続可能な開発に不可欠だ。
Assessing environmental capacity is essential for sustainable development.
Synonym; 環境収容力 is more common in some contexts, but both refer to the same ecological concept.
Compound of 環境 (environment) and 容量 (capacity). A straightforward modern technical term.