Which Statement Best Summarizes the Results of the Experiment by Damschen

question 88

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the results of the experiment by Damschen and her colleagues on the effect of landscape corridors on species richness?

• A) Habitat patches with landscape corridors are at higher risk of encroachment by exotic species than are isolated habitat patches.
• B) Over time, the number of native species harbored by habitat patches with landscape corridors was increasingly greater than in isolated habitat patches.
• C) The number of both native and exotic species increased over time in habitat patches that were connected by landscape corridors.
• D) The number of native species increased over time in isolated habitat patches but not in those connected by corridors.
• E) The number of exotic and native species decreased in patches connected by landscape corridors.

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