Q4.4. A wildlife biologist has adopted a number of techniques to protect the Willow Flycatcher, a bird that often nests and feeds in willows. Some techniques reflect top-down while some reflect bottom-up control. Which of the following approaches demonstrates her understanding of how top-down forces affect community dynamics? O The biologist attempts to increase food availability by reintroducing beaver. She hypothesizes that beaver will raise the water table, stimulating the growth of willow, which will result in an increase in insect abundance, giving flycatchers more food. O Willow Flycatchers can lose eggs to squirrels, weasels, and other predators. The biologist attempts to protect nests by putting metal collars around the base of the willows that keep ground predators from climbing up to reach the nests. O Both approaches rely on top-down forces. ONeither approach relies on top-down forces. Submit

Q4.4. A wildlife biologist has adopted a number of techniques to protect the Willow Flycatcher, a bird that often nests and feeds in willows. Some techniques reflect top-down while some reflect bottom-up control. Which of the following approaches demonstrates her understanding of how top-down forces affect community dynamics? O The biologist attempts to increase food availability by reintroducing beaver. She hypothesizes that beaver will raise the water table, stimulating the growth of willow, which will result in an increase in insect abundance, giving flycatchers more food. O Willow Flycatchers can lose eggs to squirrels, weasels, and other predators. The biologist attempts to protect nests by putting metal collars around the base of the willows that keep ground predators from climbing up to reach the nests. O Both approaches rely on top-down forces. ONeither approach relies on top-down forces. Submit

Biology 2e

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Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

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Chapter45: Population And Community Ecology

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