Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 54, Problem 5IQ
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To determine: The actions that can be taken by ecologists if they wanted to utilize biomanipulation for the control of enormous algal blooms in a lake.
Introduction: Biomanipulation can be defined as the specific alteration of a particular type of ecosystem by addition or removal of different species in and out of the trophic level.
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