Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding ecological disturbances? I. Communities that experience moderate đisturbances often exhibit greater species diversity than other communities. II. Moderate disturbances create openings opportunities for colonizing species. III. Major disturbances generally allow the vast majority of species to survive in disturbed areas leaving areas quite open to large numbers of colonizing species. A) I only B) II only C) I and II only D) I, II, and III

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding ecological disturbances? I. Communities that experience moderate đisturbances often exhibit greater species diversity than other communities. II. Moderate disturbances create openings opportunities for colonizing species. III. Major disturbances generally allow the vast majority of species to survive in disturbed areas leaving areas quite open to large numbers of colonizing species. A) I only B) II only C) I and II only D) I, II, and III

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Chapter19: Population And Community Ecology

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Problem 17RQ: When an invasive species alters the community structure it is introduced to, what can the...

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