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What was used as a density-independent effort to control rabbit populations?
Hunting and trapping
How did rabbits respond to the lethal virus introduced to control their population?
They evolved resistance to the disease
Why haven't efforts to control lionfish populations in the Caribbean by hunting and trapping been successful?
Human activities affecting the environment
How can climate change impact carrying capacity for organisms in certain environments?
Altering temperature and rainfall patterns
What can happen if the carrying capacity of a habitat falls low enough?
Species extinction
Explore the history of rabbit control methods from density-independent hunting and trapping to the introduction of myxomatosis virus. Learn how rabbits evolved resistance to the disease over time. Discover similarities with efforts to control lionfish populations in the Caribbean.
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