A mudslide kills a large fraction of a population of a flower species. The reduction in this flower population allows for an increase in the population size of a fern that competes with the flower. This is an example of
A) stress.
B) primary succession.
C) disturbance.
D) facilitation.

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A disturbance is an event that changes the structure of a community, such as a mudslide, which reduces the flower population and indirectly benefits the competing fern population.

A Mudslide Kills a Large Fraction of a Population of a Flower