Question

Why does higher foliage volume result in higher warbler (bird) species diversity? Lower foliage volume provides fewer niches for keystone predators and leads to competitive exclusion Higher foliage volume allows for keystone predators to increase competitive exclusion Higher foliage volume provides more niches for coexisting species and reduces competitive exclusion Lower foliage volume increases habitat complexity which provides more niches for competing species

Answer 1

Higher foliage means higher complexity, it means more niches for different species. More niche means more co-existence space for different species. More foliage means more resources and with resources increase in species diversity to use different parts of resources.

So the correct answer is C.