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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 31, Problem 3MC
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Introduction: Extinction means the complete loss of the species or organism in the present day. It is a natural phenomenon; the background rate was about 1 to 5 spices per year. The current data show that the modern rate of extinction is more than the background. It is around 1000–10,000 times more than the background.
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Ch. 31.1 - describe the goals of conversation biology?Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.2 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 31.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 31.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 31.2 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.3 - Prob. 2TCCh. 31.3 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 31.3 - Prob. 3TC
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