What Is the Main Reason That the Field of Conservation

question 49

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason that the field of conservation biology has developed?

• A) The current rates of extinction on Earth due to human related factors.
• B) Humans looking for new methods of obtaining resources from the natural environment.
• C) The consolidation of multiple fields of science into one in an attempt to be more efficient.
• D) As a means of monitoring the stability of ecosystems.

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