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Page 39
Over the years conservation has acquired many connotations: to some people it
has meant the protection of wild nature, apart from man; to others the sustained
production of useful materials from the living resources of the Earth — e.g., ...
Over the years conservation has acquired many connotations: to some people it
has meant the protection of wild nature, apart from man; to others the sustained
production of useful materials from the living resources of the Earth — e.g., ...
Page 45
Resources that contain a combination of Ecosys- interacting living and nonliving
components are called terns ecosystems. It is impossible to separate an
ecosystem into defined as its living and nonliving components, because the
whole ...
Resources that contain a combination of Ecosys- interacting living and nonliving
components are called terns ecosystems. It is impossible to separate an
ecosystem into defined as its living and nonliving components, because the
whole ...
Page 405
It has spread in Cyprus to epidemic proportions because of an excessive
population of stray dogs. A stringent campaign has been undertaken, and
thousands of strays have been destroyed by municipal dog shooters. Living
conditions. Before ...
It has spread in Cyprus to epidemic proportions because of an excessive
population of stray dogs. A stringent campaign has been undertaken, and
thousands of strays have been destroyed by municipal dog shooters. Living
conditions. Before ...
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