2. The first step the biologists take to preserve the fish population is to restrict harvest times to reduce pressure on spawning walleye. They estimate this will cut the loss rate to 12% each year. a. Write a recursive sequence to describe walleye population growth in Lake Erie under a restricted harvest time.( Show your work) b. Is this restriction enough to prevent the walleye population from reaching the crisis level? Why or why not? c. Describe what happens to the walleye population over time. What will the population of walleye in Lake Erie approach using this restriction? d. If you were a biologist on this project, would this population level be satisfactory to you? Why or why not?

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2. The first step the biologists take to preserve the fish population is to restrict harvest times to
reduce pressure on spawning walleye. They estimate this will cut the loss rate to 12%
each year.
a. Write a recursive sequence to describe walleye population growth in Lake Erie under a
restricted harvest time.( Show your work)
b. Is this restriction enough to prevent the walleye population from reaching the crisis
level? Why or why not?
c. Describe what happens to the walleye population over time. What will the population of
walleye in Lake Erie approach using this restriction?
d. If you were a biologist on this project, would this population level be satisfactory to you?
Why or why not?

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