Which of the following best explains how environmental stressors, such as wildfires, can affect biodiversity in an
ecosystem?
(A) After an environmental stress, a genetic bottleneck may occur, which will increase genetic diversity.
(B)Habitat diversity will increase the available niches if the landscape becomes more uniform after a
disturbance.
(C)
Ecosystems with more species diversity are more likely to recover after a disturbance than ecosystems with
low species diversity.
(D)
Smaller populations are less likely to go extinct than larger populations, so the species diversity will remain
constant.