When the average mass of individual plants in a stand is plotted against stand density (log-transformed), the slope of the relationship is very often around
A) -1/2.
B) -1.
C) -3/2.
D) +1/2.
E) +3/2.

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The slope of -3/2 is known as the self-thinning rule or the -3/2 power law, which describes how plant populations decrease in density as individual plant size increases.

When the Average Mass of Individual Plants in a Stand