2024 Biodiversity and ConservationContributions of Ecologists to Biodiversity Theory Hard Question 13 of 95 in Biodiversity and Conservation

Match List-I with List-II regarding ecologists and their contributions to biodiversity science.

Column I

  • A. Robert May
  • B. Alexander von Humboldt
  • C. Paul Ehrlich
  • D. David Tilman

Column II

  • I. Species area relationship
  • II. Long term ecosystem experiment using outdoor plots
  • III. Global species diversity at about 7 million
  • IV. Rivet popper hypothesis

Correct answer: A → III, B → I, C → IV, D → II

Solution

Robert May – estimated global species diversity at about 7 million Alexander von Humboldt – species-area relationship Paul Ehrlich – rivet popper hypothesis David Tilman – long-term ecosystem experiments using outdoor plots Correct match: A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.

Concept Matching Robert May, von Humboldt, Paul Ehrlich, David Tilman to their concepts (both key options were accepted)

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