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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Whether plant communities can recover after the changes in the community interactions due to the changes in the population number of pigs and foxes in an ecosystem.
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Community interactions and population number of various species of plants and animals changes due to competition among them for the same
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Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1CTCh. 28.2 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 28.2 - explain how competitive exclusion leads to...Ch. 28.2 - explain how interspecific competition can affect...Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 1TCCh. 28.3 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 28.3 - Prob. 2TC
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