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Chapter 58, Problem 3TY
Which evidence suggests that more diverse communities are more stable than less diverse communities?
- a. Agricultural land, with fewer species, undergoes less frequent pest outbreaks than natural prairies containing more species.
- b. In Australia, introduced rabbits frequently assume pest proportions. In Europe, coevolved predators such as foxes prevent rabbit populations from reaching pest proportions.
- c. Long-term studies of American grasslands show fields with high numbers of plant species vary less in biomass from year to year.
- d. Both a and b are correct.
- e. Both b and c are correct.
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