BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260169614
Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 58.5, Problem 3LO
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To determine: The reason that it is always not possible to restore the same species that used to occur at a site.
Introduction: The threatened species can be protected after the endangerment of the species is known. The recovery plan is useful to combat the extinction of a species. Human activities like overharvesting, pollutions, and overexploitation can be reduced to a certain extent.
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Chapter 58 Solutions
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Ch. 58.1 - Describe the history of extinction through time.Ch. 58.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 58.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 58.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 58.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 58.3 - Explain how these causes can interact to bring...Ch. 58.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 58.4 - Describe the potential roles of natural selection...Ch. 58.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 58.5 - Prob. 1LO
Ch. 58.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 58.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 58 - If we assume that population density is a good...Ch. 58 - Prob. 2DACh. 58 - Would the extinction rate increase if an area were...Ch. 58 - Prob. 4DACh. 58 - Why do population density and growth rates differ...Ch. 58 - Why might whale populations fail to recover once...Ch. 58 - Why do small populations lose genetic variation?Ch. 58 - Prob. 1UCh. 58 - The economic value of indirect ecosystem services...Ch. 58 - The amphibian decline is best described as a....Ch. 58 - Prob. 4UCh. 58 - When populations are drastically reduced in size,...Ch. 58 - A captive-breeding program followed by release to...Ch. 58 - Historically, island species have tended to become...Ch. 58 - Ninety-nine percent of all the species that ever...Ch. 58 - To effectively address the biodiversity crisis,...Ch. 58 - The introduction of a nonnative predator to an...Ch. 58 - If 99% of the species that ever existed are now...Ch. 58 - Prob. 2SCh. 58 - Prob. 3SCh. 58 - Prob. 4SCh. 58 - Prob. 5S
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