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The intermediate-disturbance hypothesis of community organization.

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(a) This hypothesis proposes that species richness is highest at intermediate levels of disturbances caused by events such as fires or windstorms. (b) A light gap in a tropical rain forest in Costa Rica promotes the growth of small herbaceous species until trees colonize the light gap and gradually grow over and outcompete the species.
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