BIOLOGY:LIFE ON EARTH-W/ACCESS
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Chapter 31, Problem 5FTB
The smallest population of a species that is likely to be able to survive in the long term is called the. When suitable habitat for a given species is split up into areas that are too small to support a large enough population, this is called. One way to maintain large enough populations is to set up core reserves of suitable habitat, connected by ________.
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BIOLOGY:LIFE ON EARTH-W/ACCESS
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