Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16.2, Problem 4TC
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The about the necessity of small areas that must be linked by corridors of appropriate habitat.
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The main threat for the endangered species is habitat destruction. The circumstances are responsible for the preservation of a large, unbroken area of a threatened species habitat. According to biologists, the small areas can be protected and they are linked by corridors of the appropriate habitat.
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