In Most Ecological Communities, We Find

question 13

Multiple Choice

In most ecological communities, we find

• A) more rare species than moderately common or very common ones.
• B) more very common species than moderately common or rare ones.
• C) no rare species-apparently "rare" species are artifacts of incomplete sampling.
• D) roughly equal proportions of rare, moderately common, and very common species.
• E) more moderately common species than rare or very common ones.

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