Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134093413
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 56.1, Problem 1CC
Explain why it is too narrow to define the biodiversity crisis as simply a loss of species.
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Ch. 56.1 - Explain why it is too narrow to define the...Ch. 56.1 - Identify the four main threats to biodiversity and...Ch. 56.1 - WHAT IF? Imagine two populations of a fish...Ch. 56.2 - How does the reduced genetic diversity of small...Ch. 56.2 - If there were 100 greater prairie chickens in a...Ch. 56.2 - WHAT IF? In 2005, at least ten grizzly bears in...Ch. 56.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 56.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 56.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 56.4 - How can the addition of excess mineral nutrients...
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