What Is the Resource-Ratio Hypothesis

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the resource-ratio hypothesis?

• A)Late successional species are not affected by species of previous stages.
• B)There are three strategies in terms of resource use by plants.
• C)There is a pattern of changing allocation of carbon to aboveground and belowground tissues.
• D)The process of succession is determined by who gets there first.

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