Lovejoy and His Colleagues Studied Amazon Rainforest Fragments of 1

Multiple Choice

Lovejoy and his colleagues studied Amazon rainforest fragments of 1, 10, and 100 hectares in size.They wanted to determine how large a fragment had to be to sustain species diversity.Which conclusion can be drawn from their results?

A) A fragment of only 1 hectare will maintain species diversity.
B) A fragment of 10 or more hectares will maintain species diversity.
C) A fragment must be at least 100 hectares to maintain species diversity.
D) Even at 100 hectares, species diversity could not be maintained; half of all bird species were lost.
E) To maintain species diversity and all bird species, a fragment should be at least 200 hectares.