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... population explosion of Acanthaster and many marine biologists feared they would do irrevers- ible damage to the reefs . Many schemes for reducing their numbers were devised , but the sea star soon returned to normal numbers and the ...
... population explosion of Acanthaster and many marine biologists feared they would do irrevers- ible damage to the reefs . Many schemes for reducing their numbers were devised , but the sea star soon returned to normal numbers and the ...
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... population is between 200 and 1,000 animals . Why would a pelagic lifestyle make a population census difficult ? A humpback whale and her calf swim in warm waters near Hawaii . In addition to making it difficult for humans to count. The ...
... population is between 200 and 1,000 animals . Why would a pelagic lifestyle make a population census difficult ? A humpback whale and her calf swim in warm waters near Hawaii . In addition to making it difficult for humans to count. The ...
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... population . Even before they were hunted , the blue whales numbered only 100,000 worldwide , not a large population . Although fully protected by the International Whaling Commission , the blue whale is not , by any means , out of ...
... population . Even before they were hunted , the blue whales numbered only 100,000 worldwide , not a large population . Although fully protected by the International Whaling Commission , the blue whale is not , by any means , out of ...
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