A 100-Year Record of the Colonization of Swedish Islands by Plants

question 9

Multiple Choice

A 100-year record of the colonization of Swedish islands by plants shows

• A) a diversity-area relationship becoming evident only after many years of colonization.
• B) a diversity-area relationship established early in colonization, but disappearing as smaller islands "caught up."
• C) diversity increasing to equilibrium on large islands, but equilibrium not yet reached on smaller ones.
• D) diversity increasing to equilibrium on small islands, but not on large ones.
• E) diversity increasing rapidly to equilibrium on all islands.

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Long-Run Aggregate Supply Curve

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Labor Force

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