noun
: the sum of the environmental factors (as drought, mineral deficiencies, competition) that tend to restrict the biotic potential of an organism or kind of organism and impose a limit on numerical increase
noun
: the sum of the environmental factors (as drought, mineral deficiencies, competition) that tend to restrict the biotic potential of an organism or kind of organism and impose a limit on numerical increase
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012