Which of the Following Statements About Island Biogeography Is False

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about island biogeography is false?

• A) Major disturbances can serve as "natural experiments" that allow researchers to estimate colonization rates.
• B) When species numbers are above the equilibrium, island biogeography theory predicts that extinction rates will increase.
• C) When species numbers are far below the equilibrium, island biogeography theory predicts that immigration rates will increase.
• D) The theory of island biogeography is particularly concerned with the identity of species found at particular islands.
• E) All of the above are true; none is false.

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