Which of the Following Studies Would Provide a Community Ecologist

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following studies would provide a community ecologist with the most pertinent data with which to investigate competitive interactions?

• A) selectivity of nest sites among cavity-nesting songbirds
• B) the grass species preferred by grazing pronghorn antelope and bison
• C) stomach analysis of brown trout and brook trout in streams where they coexist
• D) all of these

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