The example of the Heath Hen provides which of the following important lesson for managing small populations - Genetic drift is more powerful in small populations and can lead a species to extinction - Understanding the factors that make a population small are more important than the factors that ultimately drive it to extinction - Intensive management is successful for bringing back species from the brink of extinction - Allee effects can make managing a small population very difficult

The example of the Heath Hen provides which of the following important lesson for managing small populations - Genetic drift is more powerful in small populations and can lead a species to extinction - Understanding the factors that make a population small are more important than the factors that ultimately drive it to extinction - Intensive management is successful for bringing back species from the brink of extinction - Allee effects can make managing a small population very difficult

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter16: Population Ecology

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