Overpopulation and ecological theory

From: Anne V Stuecker (avs5@juno.com)
Date: Thu Jul 24 1997 - 19:43:28 PDT


Beth Middleton <bmiddleton@PLANT.SIU.EDU> writes:
>Colinvaux's take on this is that humans fill different economic
>niches, much like plant and animal populations. The wealthy niche is
rather small,
>but consumptive. Necessarily, wealthier people have fewer children,
>because there is a smaller economic niche for them to fill.

What does that mean, "smaller economic niche"? Wealthier people have
more economic resources. I'm confused.

  -- Anne



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