on 3
Which of the following best describes the impact of disturbance upon
the diversity of species found in an ecosystem.
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Select one:
O a. Disturbances are not a natural part of ecosystems. When they
occur they always lower the biodiversity of an ecosystem
b. Disturbances are a natural part of ecosystems and as such any
disturbance results in an increase in biodiversity
c. Disturbances are a part of natural ecosystems, but the more
frequently they occur, the lower the biodiversity of the system
d. Each ecosystem has a preferred disturbance frequency,
Disturbances that occur at the right frequency, not too frequent or
infrequent, will promote diversity at the landscape scale.
Disturbances that are too frequent or to infrequent will result
in biodiversity decreases