Sustainable Management of Whale Populations Is Generally Considered More Difficult

question 65

Multiple Choice

Sustainable management of whale populations is generally considered more difficult than that of fish populations because whales

• A) are r-strategists.
• B) have undergone a population explosion.
• C) reproduce at much lower rates than fish do.
• D) are not capable of rebuilding their populations.
• E) are distributed widely throughout the world's oceans.

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