Practice AP Environmental Science questions on how island size and isolation influence colonization and species diversity.
Biologists collected data on the abundance of lizards on several Pacific islands with and without mongoose populations. The surveys were conducted at different locations on the islands by counting the number of lizards observed per hour and included habitats with both undisturbed areas and anthropogenically disturbed areas.
LIZARD NUMBERS ON PACIFIC ISLANDS
Based on the theory of island biogeography, describe the characteristics of an island with the greatest species diversity.