Large-Scale Experiments Conducted in Oak Forests of the Northeastern United

Large-scale experiments conducted in oak forests of the northeastern United States linked bumper acorn crops to booming mouse populations.The conclusion from these experiments is that:

A) increased levels of first trophic level productivity cause an increase in disease vector activities.
B) competition can result in a more limited realized niche.
C) high biological diversity results in a decrease in Lyme disease transmission to human beings.
D) extermination of mouse populations is the most effective way of reducing Lyme disease transmission.
E) potential threat of Lyme disease in human beings is eliminated following a bumper crop of acorns.