The Mammillaria cactus M. guerreronis occurs naturally only in the state of Guerrero 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. guerreronis, 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. An ecosystem-based approach to the conservation of M. guerreronis could thus __________
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allow conservationists to better consider how climatic changes affecting Guerrero may reduce the number of species competing with M. guerreronis.
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identify conservation strategies that may not be exclusively aimed at protecting M. guerreronis but that benefit the species nonetheless.
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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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be unable to evaluate whether M. guerreronis would be capable of surviving in habitats outside of Guerrero.