Environment: The Science Behind the Stories (6th Edition)
Environment: The Science Behind the Stories (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134204888
Author: Jay H. Withgott, Matthew Laposata
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 3CEF
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To explain: The Living Planet Index declined 52% between 1970 and 2010, but its temperate and tropical components differed. During this period the index for temperate regions decreased by 36% whereas the index for tropical regions declined by 56%. Based on this information do you predict that biodiversity loss has been steepest in Kenya and Tanzania or in China and the United States.

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