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Title: Ecology related question from my ap bio packet, please help answer it?
Post by: Darliff on May 20, 2013
Ecologists survey the tree species in two forest plots of different ages. Plot 1 has seven different species and 95%of all tress belong to just one species. Plot 2 has five different species, each of which is represented by approximately 20% of the trees. How would you describe plot 2 as compared with plot 1?

a. higher species richness
b. most heterogeneous
c. lower relative abundance
d. lower species richness
e. both b and d are correct


Title: Ecology related question from my ap bio packet, please help answer it?
Post by: darla2325 on May 20, 2013
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