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The species-area relationship for a wide variety of taxa takes what shape on ordinary axes?
AStraight diagonal line
BS-shaped sigmoid curve
CRectangular hyperbola
DInverted U-shaped curve
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rectangular hyperbola
On normal scales the relation is a rectangular hyperbola, which becomes a straight line on a log scale.
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