An Important Ecological Process Involved in the Concentric Zone Theory,______________,is

question 134

Multiple Choice

An important ecological process involved in the concentric zone theory,______________,is the process by which a new category of people or type of land use gradually predominates in an area formerly dominated by another group or activity.

• A)diffusion
• B)succession
• C)gentrification
• D)invasion

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