Developers are building ten new homes on a parcel of land of…
Developers are building ten new homes on a parcel of land of one habitat type. Local zoning regulations require that they leave some of the land in its natural condition to conserve native species. They can set aside either one large plot or five small separated plots. The total amount of conserved area is the same in either case. Which choice, if either, would be best for maintaining biodiversity, and why?
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The geographic distributions of wolves and coyotes often do not overlap. A study of wolves and coyotes in an area where they do overlap found that the two species minimized competition by differential use of food resources. Wolves preyed primarily on elk and a few deer, whereas coyotes preyed mostly on deer and rarely on young elk. Coyotes also scavenged abandoned wolf kills. Wolf and coyote behavior illustrates which type of competition?
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