Definition of Overharvesting

1. Verb. (past participle of overharvest) ¹

2. Noun. Excessive harvesting ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overharvesting

1. overharvest [v] - See also: overharvest

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overharvesting

overhands
overhanging
overhanging restoration
overhangs
overhappy
overhard
overharden
overhardened
overhardening
overhardens
overhardly
overhardy
overharvest
overharvested
overharvesting (current term)
overharvests
overhaste
overhasty
overhate
overhated
overhates
overhating
overhaul
overhauled
overhauling
overhauls
overhead
overhead cam
overhead cover

Literary usage of Overharvesting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"In the near term, there appears to be no large concern about overharvesting. However, it does require time for the plants to regenerate. ..."

2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"It is possible that longterm overharvesting of oaks and junipers, combined with the suppression of fires around mining camps and ranches, ..."

3. Property Rights: A Practical Guide to Freedom and Prosperity by Terry Lee Anderson, Laura E. Huggins (2003)
"Union Bag & Paper Co., 74 whales, 33, 39 wildlife, government regulation of, 23-24; as mobile resource, 29; overharvesting of, 16-17, 33-34; tracking of, ..."

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