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Figure 2
You are investigating patterns of species richness on two different continents (Continent 1 and Continent 2) to determine how species richness patterns differ between them. For multiple study sites on each of the two continents, you sample the local species richness and compare it to the species richness of the broader region to which each site belongs. Examine the data in Figure 2 closely. Would you ever expect to observe this relationship between regional and local species richness in nature? Why or why not?

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Figure 2
  You are investigating patterns of species richness on two different continents (Continent 1 and Continent 2) to determine how species richness patterns differ between them. For multiple study sites on each of the two continents, you sample the local species richness and compare it to the species richness of the broader region to which each site belongs. Examine the data in Figure 2 closely. Would you ever expect to observe this relationship between regional and local species richness in nature? Why or why not?

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Figure 2
  You are investigating patterns of species richness on two different continents (Continent 1 and Continent 2) to determine how species richness patterns differ between them. For multiple study sites on each of the two continents, you sample the local species richness and compare it to the species richness of the broader region to which each site belongs. Examine the data in Figure 2 closely. Would you ever expect to observe this relationship between regional and local species richness in nature? Why or why not?

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