Based on the theory of island biogeography, which of the following islands would most likely have the highest number of species living on it?

a. An island 30 hectares in size that is 30 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

b. An island 30 hectares in size that is 10 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

c. An island 10 hectares in size that is 30 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

d. An island 10 hectares in size that is 10 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

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Ada Hodge

16 August, 04:19

Based on the theory of island biogeography, which of the following islands would most likely have the highest number of species living on it?

a. An island 30 hectares in size that is 30 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

b. An island 30 hectares in size that is 10 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

c. An island 10 hectares in size that is 30 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

d. An island 10 hectares in size that is 10 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

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Calvin Stanton · Answer 1

b. An island 30 hectares in size that is 10 kilometers off the coast of the mainland

Explanation:

Based on the theory of the island biography the highest number of the species would be found in the islands that have to be an island of the 30 hectares and is separate from the mainland coasts at a distance of the 10 km. And various factors affect the species diversity and richness of the isolated systems with a specific relationship to the oceanic islands.