A Common Way to Measure Community Function Is to Measure

question 98

Multiple Choice

A common way to measure community function is to measure

• A) metabolism of selected species in the community.
• B) metabolism of selected individuals in the community.
• C) total amount of biomass at the end of the growing season.
• D) total biomass of major species at the end of the growing season.
• E) flux,or flow rate of energy between community and environment.

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