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The huge U.S. Army base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina is home to a number of butterflies, plus other endangered animals and plants. Howitzers used during artillery training kill some of the butterflies, but fires started by the howitzer blasts also produce conditions in the base’s forests and wetlands that the butterflies need to survive. This is an example of which characteristic of military bases that makes them useful for conservation?

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Answer: Because they cause a disturbed ecosystems.

Explanation: It is evident that the military base provided both survival and elimination platforms for the butterflies species, translating that the butterflies are living in a disturbed ecosystem.

Hence, this provides a good template to understudy conservation for the purpose of maintaining and making wise-use of important wildlife resources and most importantly, the endangered species. Butterflies species dynamics had been used as an important tool for conservation for years now.

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