In the early 1970s, May criticized Elton and Odum's argument that simpler food webs should be more easily perturbed than more complex ones. May's criticisms were based mainly on his
A) species removal studies in rocky intertidal zones.
B) detailed observations of desert food webs.
C) laboratory experiments constructing assemblages of different Drosophila species.
D) mathematical analyses of random assemblages of organisms.
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Q45: In Paine's demonstration of how removing the
Q46: Haddad's arthropod experiment showed that
A) arthropod communities
Q47: Which statement accurately describes the portfolio effect?
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Q52: Refer to the table.
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Q53: Refer to the tables.
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