In MacArthur and Wilson's island biogeography model,species richness is a balance between
A)immigration and extinction.
B)inhibition and facilitation.
C)emigration and speciation.
D)tolerance and inhibition.
E)speciation and extinction.

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According to MacArthur and Wilson's island biogeography model, the number of species found on an isolated island is determined by a balance between the rate of immigration of new species to the island and the rate of extinction of species already on the island.

In MacArthur and Wilson's Island Biogeography Model,species Richness Is a Balance