Synonyms for overexploitation
over·ex·ploita·tion

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1. overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisationnoun

   exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

   Synonyms:
   overuse, overutilization, overutilisation

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1. List of paraphrases for "overexploitation":

   over-exploitation, over-harvesting, overuse, overfishing, over-use, over-fishing, overgrazing

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1. Samuel Turvey:

   The decline in wild Chinese giant salamander numbers has been catastrophic, mainly due to recent overexploitation for food, we hope that this new understanding of their species diversity has arrived in time to support their successful conservation, but urgent measures are required to protect any viable giant salamander populations that might remain.

2. Luiz Rocha:

   Though the species is quite abundant and therefore not currently at a high risk of overexploitation, it's still unsettling when a fish is already being commercialized before it even has a scientific name, it speaks to how much biodiversity there is still left to be described from coral reef ecosystems.