Refer to the Figure

question 47

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure.
In their classic test of the equilibrium theory of island biogeography, Simberloff & Wilson removed arthropods from a set of small mangrove islands, then tracked the recovery of the arthropod fauna on these islands through time. Which of the following can be inferred from the figure?

• A) Prior to the experimental removal of arthropods, species richness was higher on far islands than on near islands.
• B) By the end of the experiment, species richness was higher on far islands than on near islands.
• C) Near islands recovered their original species richness before far islands did.
• D) Species richness was highest on islands that were both larger and closer than the other islands.

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