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22 January, 10:19

The correlation between the area of an island and the number of species found there is referred to as:

A. species-area relationship.

B. latitudinal gradient.

C. theory of island biogeography.

D. immigration and extinction.

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  1. 22 January, 10:48
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    Answer: Option A.

    It is called specie - area relationship.

    Explanation:

    Specie - area relationship in ecology describe the relationship between the area or habitat and the total number of species present in the area. It is also called species-area curve.

    A larger area will contain a larger number of species.

    A lot of factors determine the slope and elevation of specie-area relationship and they are, immigration and extinction rate, predator - prey dynamics, rate of disturbances between large and small area e. t. c.
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