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Biologists estimate extinction rates in a great number of ways. One way is to document the decrease in population over time.
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Who are the people who study the marine life?
Marine-biologists.
Who gets paid more marine biologists or vets?
marine biologists
What is the disappearance of a species from all part of an environment?
Is extinction the word you're looking for ?
When the last member of a species dies is said to have occurred.?
the answer to the question is extinction
Why do marine biologists study the creatures and animals that live in the sea?
because they are Marine biologists
What are the extinction rates of terrestrial and freshwater organisms?
The extinction rates of terrestrial and freshwater organisms varies per location. This is largely dependent on other growing and declining populations.
What is a Diversification Rates?
Rate at which new lineages/taxa originate - Changes in diversity over time - "Taxonomic Rates": diversification and extinction rates.
How does the rate of extinction today compare to the rates in the past?
they are much lower
What is mass depletions?
Mass depletion is an event in which extinction rates are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as a mass extinction.
What is a diversification?
Rate at which new lineages/taxa originate - Changes in diversity over time - "Taxonomic Rates": diversification and extinction rates.
What are biologists doing to bring the number of great horned owls up?
Mainly protecting habitat, but this is a fairly common species that is currently in no danger of extinction.
Why do you think extinction rates for fresh water animals are 6 times higher?
Extinction rates for fresh water animals are 6 times higher because of the changes in sea levels and currents as well as gases due to volcanic activity.
How close are elephants close to extinction?
very close. there are only a few left. They estimate all elphants to come to extinction in 2020.
Which of the following issues is not an existing problem that biologists can help solve destruction of rain forests extinction of plants and animals AIDS snowmelt in the rockies?
d.) snowmelt in the rockies
Biologists estimate that on average percent of the plants accumulated energy is passed on to the bodies of the organism that eats it?
10%
What are eggs to biologists?
what are eggs to biologists what are eggs to biologists
What is the leading contributor to the extinction rates of terrestrial and freshwater organisms?
currents, turbulence of fast-moving rivers and streams. :)
