Joseph Connell's "Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis" Proposes That

question 27

Multiple Choice

Joseph Connell's "intermediate disturbance hypothesis" proposes that

• A) species diversity is highest at intermediate frequencies of disturbance.
• B) species diversity is lowest at intermediate frequencies of disturbance.
• C) population growth rates are highest at intermediate frequencies of disturbance.
• D) competitive exclusion is fastest at intermediate levels of disturbance.
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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