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Which type of relationship did Alexander von Humboldt observe between species richness and explored area in South American jungles?
Which type of relationship did Alexander von Humboldt observe between species richness and explored area in South American jungles?
- Linear
- Rectangular hyperbola (correct)
- Exponential
- Parabolic
What is the shape of the relationship between species richness and explored area for a wide variety of taxa?
What is the shape of the relationship between species richness and explored area for a wide variety of taxa?
- Rectangular hyperbola (correct)
- Exponential
- Linear
- Parabolic
On what type of scale is the relationship between species richness and explored area a straight line described by an equation?
On what type of scale is the relationship between species richness and explored area a straight line described by an equation?
- Exponential scale
- Power scale
- Logarithmic scale (correct)
- Linear scale