A. Objectives. The goal of this reform is to deliver on the President's directives to (1) streamline our guidance for Federal awards to ease administrative burden and (2) strengthen oversight over Federal funds to reduce risks of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Rising population growth can lessen our quality of life because it: 1  destroys resources, such as water and forests, needed to sustain us. 2  slows the dynamics of a healthy economy. 3  decreases the level of biodiversity upon which we depend.  read 1  article. learn more.  get 1  involved. educator resources.
Allee effects are a small population phenomenon in which population growth rate is reduced by undercrowding. Although Allee effects are widely believed to be common and are important to environmental management, clear documentation of demographic Allee effects in nature has mostly proved elusive.