Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 56, Problem 14TYK
Sustainable development
- a. uses nature reserves to save endangered species so that the rest of Earth’s ecosystems can be used for human development.
- b. is economic development that meets the needs of people today without limiting the ability of people to meet their needs in the future.
- c. is the research agenda of the Sustainable Biosphere Initiative to study global change, biodiversity, and Earth’s ecosystems.
- d. sustains the productivity of agricultural ecosystems through the use of chemical and organic fertilizers and irrigation.
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