Studies that demonstrate that species living in an ecological community change independently of one another in space and time a. indicate that the species arrived in the community at different times. b. indicate that the species' realized niches are regulated by different aspects of the environment. c. suggest species interactions are the sole determinant of which species coexist in a community. d. None of the choices is correct.
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This means that the changes in one species are not necessarily related to the changes in another species. Option a. indicates that the species arrived in the community at different times. This may or may not be true, but it does not necessarily explain why the Show more…
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