Simberloff and Wilson carried out a famous experiment to study the recolonization by arthropods of small mangrove by islands after the islands were fumigated. One of their findings was

A. several species of birds were facilitators of recolonization.
B. species turnover was high following recolonization.
C. recolonization was identical on all of the islands regardless of size.
D. species richness changes little following recolonization.
E. high diversity relative to the mainland.


D. species richness changes little following recolonization.

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