Inplants, “self-thinning” refers to reduction in:a.the biomass of an individual in response to competition.b.the total biomass of a population in response to competition.c.both population density and population biomass in response tocompetition.d.population density in response to competition, as population biomassincreases.e.population density due to grazing by herbivores.

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