In Michael Huston's Studies of Costa Rican Forest Diversity, the Highest

question 17

Multiple Choice

In Michael Huston's studies of Costa Rican forest diversity, the highest tree diversity was found on soils with

• A) very high fertility.
• B) moderate fertility.
• C) very low fertility.
• D) either high or low, but not moderate, fertility.
• E) There was no relationship between diversity and soil fertility.

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