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Suppose you sample an area and find the five species of forest trees listed in table 16.1 in the following proportions: 0.35, 0.25, 0.15, 0.15, and 0.10. What is the S hannon-Wiener divers...
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Why did Bertschy and Fox restrict their study to lakes without major inflows or outflows?
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How are competition and apparent competition the same?
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What distinguishes competition and apparent competition?
See AnswerQ: Suppose that when you add nitrogen to one-half of a
Suppose that when you add nitrogen to one-half of a lake, you observe no change in phytoplankton biomass, but when you add phosphorus to the other half of the lake, phytoplankton biomass more than dou...
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How would the results of the experiment shown in figure 17.7 change if the effect of Brassica nigra on Nassella pulchra were the result of direct competition, with small herbivorous mamm...
See AnswerQ: During the past 30 years, thousands of papers have been published
During the past 30 years, thousands of papers have been published on decomposition within ecosystems. Why have ecologists spent so much time studying decomposition?
See AnswerQ: Suppose you fertilize a lake with nitrogen only, phosphorus only,
Suppose you fertilize a lake with nitrogen only, phosphorus only, and nitrogen plus phosphorus and observe no change in phytoplankton biomass. What is the most likely explanation of your results?...
See AnswerQ: How are the results of Suberkropp and Chauvet (see fig.
How are the results of Suberkropp and Chauvet (see fig. 19.12) and Rosemond (see fig. 19.13) similar? How do their results differ? Figure 19.12: Figure&Aci...
See AnswerQ: Why are the changes in soil properties during the course of succession
Why are the changes in soil properties during the course of succession documented by Stuart Chapin and his colleagues ecologically significant?
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