Visualizing Environmental Science

392 CHAPTER 15 Biodiversity and Conservation Terry Whitaker/Alamy diversity of that specific country. Despite an increase in con ...

386 CHAPTER 15 Biodiversity and Conservation © Mariana Bazo/Reuter s/Corbi s Animals are not the only organisms threatened by ex ...

Steve Winter/NG Image Collection Tom McHugh/Science Source Michael Nichols/NG Image Collection b. The critically endangered Cali ...

Conservation Biology 387 Restoring Damaged or Destroyed Habitats When preserving habitats is not possible, scientists can reclai ...

394 CHAPTER 15 Biodiversity and Conservation An endangered species is a species that faces threats that may cause it to become ...

388 CHAPTER 15 Biodiversity and Conservation University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum Virginia Kline/Univer sity of Wi scon sin ...

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16 Solid and Hazardous Waste REUSING AND RECYCLING OLD AUTOMOBILES I n the United States, about 35 million motor vehicles leave ...

390 CHAPTER 15 Biodiversity and Conservation plants stored in this manner remain stagnant in an evolu- tionary sense. Thus, they ...

397 0 50 100 Cars and light trucks in operation in the United States (million) 150 200 250 2000 Year 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 20 ...

© Thoma s Kitchin & Victoria Hur st/All Canada Photo s/Corbi s Conservation Policies and Laws 391 on property rights. Anothe ...

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392 CHAPTER 15 Biodiversity and Conservation Terry Whitaker/Alamy diversity of that specific country. Despite an increase in con ...

Solid Waste 399 0 2 4 6 8 10 Total MSW generation (million metric tons) Per capita MSW generation (kg per person) 0 50 100 150 2 ...

Steve Winter/NG Image Collection Tom McHugh/Science Source Michael Nichols/NG Image Collection b. The critically endangered Cali ...

400 CHAPTER 16 Solid and Hazardous Waste lessens the danger of fires, and decreases the amount of odor. If a sanitary landfill i ...

394 CHAPTER 15 Biodiversity and Conservation An endangered species is a species that faces threats that may cause it to become ...

Solid Waste 401 Compacted trash covered daily with soil to keep out vermin and reduce odor. Trash unloaded. Trash pushed into pl ...

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