Which Statement About Bertness and Shumway's Studies of Succession in a New

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which statement about Bertness and Shumway's studies of succession in a New England salt marsh is true?

• A) The researchers manipulated the environment by removing seed predators in some of the plots.
• B) These studies provide support for the facilitation model as the predominant explanation for succession in salt marshes under a wide range of conditions.
• C) These studies provide support for the inhibition model as the predominant explanation for succession in salt marshes under a wide range of conditions.
• D) The studies showed that the trajectory of succession in these salt marshes can be altered by changing the salinity of the soil.

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