Which of these patterns would the intermediate disturbance hypothesis NOT explain?

A. rapid growth and diversification in a recently glaciated area
B. low diversity where disturbance is rare
C. low diversity where disturbance is extremely frequent
D. high diversity in areas with frequent disturbance
E. high diversity in areas with frequent disturbance and low diversity where disturbance is rare


D. high diversity in areas with frequent disturbance

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