Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 31.5, Problem 1CYL
Summary Introduction
To describe:
The strategies that can preserve natural ecosystem and biodiversity.
Introduction:
Ecosystem is important because in the ecosystem different types of species lives together and these species plays an important role in maintain the ecosystem.
Ecosystem provides food, fiber, wood, good climate condition, water, soil, and air; so it is important to preserve ecosystem and biodiversity.
Control emerging threats, control population, control over consumption, more use of renewable
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
Ch. 31.1 - describe the goals of conversation biology?Ch. 31.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.2 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 31.2 - describe the major categories of ecosystem...Ch. 31.2 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.2 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.3 - define mass extinction?Ch. 31.3 - Prob. 1HYEWCh. 31.3 - explain why biologists fear that a mass extinction...Ch. 31.4 - Prob. 1CSC
Ch. 31.4 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 31.4 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.4 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.5 - Prob. 1CSCCh. 31.5 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 31.5 - Prob. 1TCCh. 31.5 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 31.6 - Before 1700, wolves roamed over almost all of...Ch. 31.6 - describe the principles of sustainable...Ch. 31.6 - In 1970, Atlantic leatherback sea turtle...Ch. 31.6 - explain how population, technology, and lifestyle...Ch. 31 - List some reasons that the ecological footprints...Ch. 31 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 31 - A factor that increases humanity ecological...Ch. 31 - Prob. 1RQCh. 31 - Search for and describe some examples of habitat...Ch. 31 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 31 - Prob. 2MCCh. 31 - What is ecological economics? Why is it important?Ch. 31 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 31 - Prob. 3MCCh. 31 - Prob. 3RQCh. 31 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 31 - Prob. 4MCCh. 31 - Prob. 4RQCh. 31 - The smallest population of a species that is...Ch. 31 - Which of the following is not true of a population...Ch. 31 - Why are efforts to protect monarch butterflies a...Ch. 31 - A Native American saying tells us that We do not...
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