The Allee effect explains why endangered species may never reach this quant
The Allee effect explains why endangered species may never reach this quantity, which can be estimated for the Earth using ecological footprints. This quantity forms a positive horizontal asymptote on logistic (*) growth graphs; Anton van Leeuwenhoek [LAY-von-hook] estimated it to be 13.4 billion for humans. For 10 points, give the term for the maximum population size an environment can support, often symbolized K.
The Allee effect explains why endangered species may never reach this quantity, which can be estimated for the Earth using ecological footprints.
carrying capacity (accept K before mention; prompt on "capacity;" prompt on answers describing "maximum population size")