The Komodo Dragon (of the monitor lizard family) lives on three Indonesian islands and is the top predator (other than humans) in these remote areas. Why might an ecologist find the structure of the food web on these islands to be very different than surrounding island ecosystems where mammals are the top predators and what differences might the ecologist find? Explain.

The Komodo Dragon (of the monitor lizard family) lives on three Indonesian islands and is the top predator (other than humans) in these remote areas. Why might an ecologist find the structure of the food web on these islands to be very different than surrounding island ecosystems where mammals are the top predators and what differences might the ecologist find? Explain.

Biology (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

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Chapter57: Biological Diversity And Conservation Biology

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