Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781260231700
Author: Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 37, Problem 11A
Which of the following should not be considered when designing nature reserves?
a. edge effects that may require an increase in size
b. corridors to facilitate wildlife movement among habitat patches
c. primarily the needs of a single, important species
d. inclusion of multiple ecosystem types
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Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Ch. 37.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 37.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 37.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 37.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 37.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 37.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 37.2 - Prob. 1QTCCh. 37.2 - Prob. 2QTCCh. 37.2 - Identify the differences between consumptive use...Ch. 37.2 - Prob. 2CYP
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