Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
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Chapter 31.3, Problem 1HYEW
Summary Introduction
To describe:
Prevention of extinctions.
Introduction:
Extinction is the complete loss of species life from the ecosystem, it occurs due to human activities like urbanization, deforestation, increase in population growth, overhunting.
For the prevention reduce the ecological demands, avoid to eat non-vegetarian, complete ban on hunting, create eco-friendly environment and wildlife friendly home, and reduce pollution.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Ch. 31.1 - describe the goals of conversation biology?Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 31.2 - describe the major categories of ecosystem...Ch. 31.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.2 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.3 - define mass extinction?Ch. 31.3 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 31.3 - explain why biologists fear that a mass extinction...Ch. 31.4 - Prob. 1CSC
Ch. 31.4 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 31.4 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.4 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.5 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 31.5 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 31.5 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.5 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.6 - Before 1700, wolves roamed over almost all of...Ch. 31.6 - describe the principles of sustainable...Ch. 31.6 - In 1970, Atlantic leatherback sea turtle...Ch. 31.6 - explain how population, technology, and lifestyle...Ch. 31 - List some reasons that the ecological footprints...Ch. 31 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 31 - A factor that increases humanity ecological...Ch. 31 - Prob. 1RQCh. 31 - Search for and describe some examples of habitat...Ch. 31 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 31 - Prob. 2MCCh. 31 - What is ecological economics? Why is it important?Ch. 31 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 31 - Prob. 3MCCh. 31 - Prob. 3RQCh. 31 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 31 - Prob. 4MCCh. 31 - Prob. 4RQCh. 31 - The smallest population of a species that is...Ch. 31 - Which of the following is not true of a population...Ch. 31 - Why are efforts to protect monarch butterflies a...Ch. 31 - A Native American saying tells us that We do not...
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