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#Question id: 10239


Two species of barnacle, balanus balanoides and Chthamalus stellatus, occur in the intertidal regions of Scotland. As following

 Which of the following statements is correct?

#10. Ecological Principles
  1. balanus is more resistant to desiccation than Chthamalus
  2. balanus outcompete Chthamalus over most of the rockface
  3. Chthamalus outcompete balanus over most of the rockface
  4. balanus has a larger fundamental niche than Chthamalus