Wildfires in Southern California occur much more frequently today than they did hundreds of years ago.This is thought to be decreasing local plant diversity.The theory that might best support this observation is ____________.
A) Island biogeography.
B) Intermediate disturbance.
C) Trophic cascade.
D) Exploiter-mediated.

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The Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis suggests that local species diversity is maximized when ecological disturbance is neither too rare nor too frequent. In the context of wildfires in Southern California, an increase in frequency beyond the intermediate level could decrease plant diversity, aligning with the observed effects.

Wildfires in Southern California Occur Much More Frequently Today Than