CBSE 2026 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q11 · 1 mark
Connell's elegant field experiments on the rocky seacoast of Scotland, found that larger barnacles Balanus dominated the intertidal area and removed the smaller barnacles Chathamalus. This happened due to :
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