Carrying Capacity — Definition & Overview

The North American and Australian populations both compete for resources in their ecosystem. Therefore, their carrying capacity is the same.

In Australia, rabbits have no natural predators or competition. Therefore, the population has a higher carry capacity than North American populations.

The carrying capacity of the North American rabbits would be higher than that of the Australian rabbits.

Because rabbits are in an invasive species in Australia, they will not be able to survive in an Australian ecosystem.