Which Statement About Simberloff and Wilson's Test of the Equilibrium

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which statement about Simberloff and Wilson's test of the equilibrium theory of island biogeography using small mangrove islands in the Florida Keys is true?

• A) They sprayed some of the islands with insecticides to defaunate them.
• B) They fragmented the habitat on some of the islands, thereby increasing the extinction rate.
• C) They exposed some of the islands to a new predator.
• D) They prevented predators from coming to some islands through the use of enclosures.

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