Biomanipulation Can Best Be Described as

question 72

Multiple Choice

Biomanipulation can best be described as

• A) removing many of the next higher trophic level organisms so that the struggling trophic level below can recover.
• B) a means of reversing the effects of pollution by applying antidote chemicals that have a neutralizing effect on the community.
• C) an example of how one would use the bottom-up model for community restoration.
• D) adjusting the numbers of each of the trophic levels back to the numbers that they were before human disturbance.
• E) monitoring and adjusting the nutrient and energy flow through a community with new technologies.

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