Assertion: box turtle's population | /r/HasProperty | small
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: to begin with zweifel
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Losses of even a few adult individuals could cause extirpation of local populations, especially if these populations are small to begin with (Zweifel, 1989).
text: For instance, the Mexican box turtle (T. nelsoni nelsoni) cannot be imported into America anymore, and the Coahuilan box turtle (T. coahuila) has a very small and dwindling population.