According to the theory of island biogeography,how would the number of species found on a small island far from mainland compare to a larger island or a similar sized island that is closer to mainland?
A) The number of species will be directly proportional to the size of the island and the number of colonizers that inhabit the island in the first 90 days.
B) The theory of island biogeography makes no predictions about a relationship between number of species and size of island or its distance from mainland.
C) The turnover rate will be positively associated with time to first colonization event, distance from mainland, number of competitors, and area of the island.
D) The number of species will be less than a larger island and any similar sized island that is closer to the mainland.

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According to the theory of island biogeography, smaller islands have less habitat and fewer resources, resulting in a smaller number of species. Islands that are farther from the mainland have less immigration and higher extinction rates due to the difficulty of reaching them, again resulting in fewer species compared to larger islands or similar-sized islands that are closer to the mainland. Thus, the number of species found on a small island far from mainland would be less than a larger island or a similar sized island that is closer to mainland.

According to the Theory of Island Biogeography,how Would the Number