Definitions for OVEREXPLOITATION
over·ex·ploita·tion

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1. overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisationnoun

   exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

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1. overexploitationnoun

   excessive and damaging exploitation

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1. overexploitation

   Overexploitation is the excessive use or unsustainable harvesting of natural resources to the point where those resources become depleted or seriously endangered, hampering their ability to regenerate or recover. This may lead to the degradation of ecosystems and result in significant biodiversity loss.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of OVEREXPLOITATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of OVEREXPLOITATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of OVEREXPLOITATION in a Sentence

1. Samuel Turvey:

   The decline in wild Chinese giant salamander numbers has been catastrophic, mainly due to recent overexploitation for food, we hope that this new understanding of their species diversity has arrived in time to support their successful conservation, but urgent measures are required to protect any viable giant salamander populations that might remain.

2. Luiz Rocha:

   Though the species is quite abundant and therefore not currently at a high risk of overexploitation, it's still unsettling when a fish is already being commercialized before it even has a scientific name, it speaks to how much biodiversity there is still left to be described from coral reef ecosystems.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overexploitation
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
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