Question

At Wog Wog, there was high mortality of old trees at the edges of fragments because, when the landscape was fragmented, the edges of fragments experienced more wind, and more trees were knocked over. This led to less competition between old trees and young trees for light and water at the edges of fragments, and, as a result, more young trees sprouted and grew. This means that now fragments have more young trees than intact forest. This change in the make up of young and old trees on fragments is due to: Abiotic factors only Biotic factors only Both abiotic and biotic factors

Answer 1

Answer:

C). Both abiotic and biotic factors

Explanation:

More young plants were developed due to both biotic factors (lack of competition with old trees) whereas old trees are less due to abiotic factors (due to high wind).