Visualizing Environmental Science

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Earth’s Major Biomes 139 Average monthly temperature in °C Average monthly precipitation in cm 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 28 24 20 16 12 ...

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Population Responses to Changing Conditions over Time: Evolution 147 Which environmental factors shape flowing- water ecosystem ...

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148 CHAPTER 6 Ecosystems and Evolution selection: The best-adapted individuals are those that reproduce most successfully, where ...

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