alleryOn ordinary axes, species richness plotted against area forms which curve?
ARectangular hyperbola
BStraight diagonal line
CBell-shaped curve
DSigmoid S-shaped curve
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rectangular hyperbola
For many taxa the species-area relation is a rectangular hyperbola, becoming linear only on log axes.
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