According to the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis

Question

According to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis,
A) species diversity is highest when disturbance is rare.
B) species cannot colonize after intermediate disturbance.
C) competition eliminates species when disturbance is rare.
D) competition eliminates species when disturbance is common.
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis suggests that species diversity is highest at intermediate levels of disturbance because low disturbance allows competitive exclusion, while high disturbance reduces diversity by causing too much environmental stress.