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Native Hawaiian forest at Hakalau Forest NWR, and the endangered ‘akiapo¯la¯‘au

Evolution, Biodiversity,

and Population Ecology

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

Explain natural selection and cite evidence for this Outline the characteristics of populations that help predict
process population growth
Describe how evolution influences biodiversity Assess logistic growth, carrying capacity, limiting factors,
and other fundamental concepts in population ecology
Discuss reasons for species extinction and mass extinction
events Identify efforts and challenges involved in the conservation of
biodiversity
List the levels of ecological organization

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