Key term for AQA GCSE Biology, used in Biodiversity and Humans.
The consumption of a resource, such as fossil fuels or fresh water, at a rate faster than it can be naturally replenished.
Resource depletion appears in AQA GCSE Biology revision content for Ecology, especially Biodiversity and Humans and Biodiversity Basics.
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