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Overharvesting vs Overexploitation - What's the difference?

overharvesting | overexploitation |

As nouns the difference between overharvesting and overexploitation

is that overharvesting is excessive harvesting while overexploitation is excessive and damaging exploitation.

As a verb overharvesting

is .

overharvesting

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (-)
  • Excessive harvesting
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 22, author=Gregory Beyer, title=A Taste of History, Poised for Revival, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Before pollution and overharvesting intervened, New York was one of the world’s great oyster hubs and the shellfish was abundant in its street markets, dingy bars and fancy restaurants. }}

    overexploitation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • excessive and damaging exploitation