2 SEM CARDLESS ACC W/RAVEN TEXT
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Chapter 56, Problem 3A
At Cedar Creek Natural History Area, experimental plots showed reduced numbers of invaders as species diversity of plots increased
a. suggesting that low species diversity increases stability of ecosystems.
b. suggesting that ecosystem stability is a function of primary productivity only.
c. consistent with the theory that intermediate disturbance results in the highest stability.
d. None of the choices is correct.
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Ch. 56.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 56.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 56.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 56.2 - Describe the different trophic levels.Ch. 56.2 - Distinguish between energy and heat.Ch. 56.2 - Explain how energy moves through trophic levels.Ch. 56.3 - Explain the meaning of trophic cascade.Ch. 56.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 56.4 - Define ecosystem stability.Ch. 56.4 - Prob. 2LO
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