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Chapter 20, Problem 5DA
Examine the index of copper tolerance on nonmine areas. What does it suggest about the factor responsible? In particular, how does the index change as a function of distance from the mine on the right-hand side? And how does the relationship between distance and index value differ on the two sides of the mine? What process might be responsible for such patterns?
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