Examples of ecological restoration include all of the following EXCEPT: - building levees to minimize the water that enters a floodplain. - eliminating invasive species. - replanting a forest. - removing a dam. - using periodic, controlled burns to promote native prairie plants in an abandoned farm field.

Examples of ecological restoration include all of the following EXCEPT: - building levees to minimize the water that enters a floodplain. - eliminating invasive species. - replanting a forest. - removing a dam. - using periodic, controlled burns to promote native prairie plants in an abandoned farm field.

Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168116

Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Chapter21: Conservation And Biodiversity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 14CTQ: Describe two considerations in conservation preserve design.

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