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(C) The relationship between species richness and area for a wide variety of taxa (angiosperm plants,birds,bats,freshwater fishes) turns out to be a r

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Species richness of birds and mammals in tropical forests of different continents

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(C) The relationship between species richness and area for a wide variety of taxa (angiosperm plants,birds,bats,freshwater fishes) turns out to be a rectangular hyperbola. On a logarithmic scale,the relationship is a straight line described by the equation $\log S = \log C + Z \log A$. Ecologists have discovered that the value of $Z$ (slope of the line or regression coefficient) lies in the range of $0.1$ to $0.2$,regardless of the taxonomic group or the region (e.g.,plants in Britain,birds in California,or mollusks in New York). However,for very large areas like the entire continent,the slope of the line is much steeper,with $Z$ values in the range of $0.6$ to $1.2$. Therefore,the species richness of birds and mammals in tropical forests of different continents represents a much larger geographical area,resulting in a steeper slope.

Column-$I$ (Location)	Column-$II$ (Number of Bird Species)
$P$. Colombia	$I$. $56$
$Q$. New York	$II$. $105$
$R$. Greenland	$III$. $1200$
$S$. India	$IV$. $1400$
$T$. Amazonian rain forest	$V$. $1300$

For which of the following will the slope of the $Z$ line be steeper?

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