Variability in birth rates among years can be catastrophic for wildlife populations because.... increases the likelihood of environmental stochasticity increases the likelihood of extinction debts recovery of populations from times of low fecundity are slow, even if fecundity in some years is very high means (i.e., average population trends) are favored over extremes

Variability in birth rates among years can be catastrophic for wildlife populations because.... increases the likelihood of environmental stochasticity increases the likelihood of extinction debts recovery of populations from times of low fecundity are slow, even if fecundity in some years is very high means (i.e., average population trends) are favored over extremes

Concepts of Biology

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Chapter19: Population And Community Ecology

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Problem 2ACQ: Figure 19.6 If the major food source of seals declines due to pollution or overfishing, which of the...

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