Why might increased nutrient availability result in increased species diversity in aquatic systems while it results in decreases in terrestrial systems?

A) Aquatic systems have weaker competitive interactions.
B) Aquatic systems have stronger competitive interactions.
C) Nutrients are diluted too rapidly in aquatic systems.
D) Nutrients are always abundant in terrestrial systems.


A

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