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#Question id: 12956


For  nearly 200  years, biogeographers have  noted that  the  tropics  have  more terrestrial species than  temperate regions. Which of the following is NOT a plausible explanation for this pattern?

#Section 5: Applied Ecology & Evolution
  1. Diversification rates are higher in the tropics     
  2. Energy inputs are higher in the tropics
  3. There is greater land area in the tropics
  4. Tropical species have greater climatic tolerance
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#Question id: 11659

#Section 1: Ecology

Which of the following steps are involved in stabilization of successful community?

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#Question id: 11660

#Section 1: Ecology

Which of the following statements about the succession is true?

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#Question id: 11661

#Section 1: Ecology

Autogenic factors results from the community and its organism for example filling in the pond by the dead organism from the pond itself. It included several other factors except____

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#Question id: 11662

#Section 1: Ecology

During the successional process generation of community through the short time period successional process as well as long time successional process;

a) During short time period evolve pioneer community from the climax community

b) During short time period generation of the microbial community 

c) During long time period generation of end community (forest) from the pioneer community

d) During long time period generation of the microbial community 

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#Question id: 11663

#Section 1: Ecology

Successional community changes in every steps,  process of lithosere is involved in a particular order manner such as,

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#Question id: 11911

#Section 1: Ecology

Michael Moulton and Stuart Pimm (1986) showed how the success of birds introduced to Tahiti or the Hawaiian Islands was dependent on the morphology of the species already present , find out the correct graph represents, morphological differences and the probability of invasion success ;