The Mammillaria cactus M. anniana occurs naturally only in the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico, and the smallness of its range makes it especially vulnerable to extinction. The traditional single-species approach to conservation emphasizes the need to focus on individual species most at risk, like M. anniana, but recently, conservationists have argued that an ecosystem-based approach that incorporates the many interactions between the climate, terrain, and various species of a given geographical area may lead to better outcomes for all the species in a given location. If this view is correct, the single-species approach to the conservation of M. anniana could thus __________
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fail to consider the ways in which the survival of M. anniana may be influenced by changes in the populations of other species that inhabit Tamaulipas.
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erroneously shift the focus of conservation efforts away from M. anniana itself.
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lead to a better understanding of how the distribution of Mammillaria species throughout Mexico has affected their survival.
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allow conservationists to better consider how climatic changes affecting Tamaulipas may reduce the number of species competing with M. anniana.