It Makes Sense That the Larger the Area of a Region

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Short Answer

It makes sense that the larger the area of a region, the larger the number of species that inhabit the region. Many ecologists have modeled the species-area relation with a power function and, in particular, the number of species $S$ of bats living in caves in central Mexico has been related to the surface area $A$ measured in $m ^ { 2 }$ of the caves by the equation $S = 0.7 A ^ { 03 }$
(a) The cave called mission impossible near puebla, mexico, has suface area of $A = 90 \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$ . How many species of bats would expect to find in that cave?
(b) If you discover that 5 species of bats live in cave estimate the area of the cave.

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Definitions:

Negatively Reinforced

refers to the process of increasing a behavior's occurrence by removing or avoiding a negative consequence or stimulus.

Positively Reinforced

Involves the addition of a stimulus following a behavior that increases the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.

Extinct

A species, family, or larger group having no living members; no longer in existence.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of apparent extinction, without further conditioning.