A Fishery Collapse

question 259

Multiple Choice

A fishery collapse

• A) necessarily happens when harvesting rates increase.
• B) necessarily happens when reproduction rates fall.
• C) occurs when harvesting outpaces reproduction for an extended period.
• D) is irreversible.

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