In 1968,Garret Hardin described an environmental problem in which shared environmental resources may be depleted as individuals maximize their gains by disproportionately using the resource.He called this "The Tragedy of the Commons." Which of the following threats to biodiversity best reflect this "Tragedy of the Commons"?

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The overexploitation of fish populations reflects the tragedy of the commons, with individuals maximizing their gains by overfishing, leading to depletion of shared resources. A similar situation can be seen in Hardin's example of grazing land where each herder's rational decision to increase their own herd size leads to the degradation and eventual destruction of the shared resource. The other options do not specifically reflect the tragedy of the commons as they do not involve the exploitation of shared environmental resources.

In 1968,Garret Hardin Described an Environmental Problem in Which Shared