ORIGINAL: T_in_PA3
Linehog,
Acid rain and many other things contribute to the habitat equation. If a farmer grows 100 acres of corn each year and acid rain kills off 50% of that corn he still can only support he can't raise more cattle than he can feed with a 50% return on his corn. Same with deer. If acid rain is damaging the habitat then there needs to be less deer for the habitat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrying_capacity
Carrying capacity usually refers to the
biological carrying capacity of a
population level that can be supported for an
organism, given the quantity of food,
habitat, water and other life infrastructure present.
Farmers lime and fertilize for maxium yield. Farmers also use crop rotationfor nutrientreplacement.Our forestry practices plant the same hardwood trees in the same place (no rotation)and they do not lime and fertilize. Please do not go into farming.
Also, why would you not address the acid rain issue? We can correct it.Your solution is kill the deer because coal burning power plants contributed to the cause.