The Pioneering Work of Nalini Nadkarni in Rain Forest Ecology

question 12

Multiple Choice

The pioneering work of Nalini Nadkarni in rain forest ecology revealed that

• A) epiphyte mats in some tropical forests contain nutrient quantities equal to the nutrient content of the canopy foliage.
• B) the epiphyte mass in temperate rain forests may be four times the mass of leaves on their host tree.
• C) in both temperate and tropical rain forests, trees obtain nutrients by extending roots into epiphyte mats.
• D) All of the choices are correct.
• E) both the epiphyte mass in temperate rain forests may be four times the mass of leaves on their host tree and, in both temperate and tropical rain forests, trees obtain nutrients by extending roots into epiphyte mats.

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