A field habitat vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants (grasslands) is known as a meadow. They are of ecological benefit as they are open, sunny regions, which fascinate and support fauna and flora that could not survive in other conditions.
In the given case, when a fungus colonizes the meadow and destructs the majority of its vegetation, which comprises species of small shrubs and grasses, then this may result in the decline of herbivore species due to lack of vegetation on which they survive, which will eventually result in the reduction of carnivore species, as they feed on herbivores.
Answer:
Sympatric speciation.
Explanation:
Sympatric speciation occurs between Crematogaster ashmeadi and Linepithema humile ants because they live on the same geographical location. Sympatric speciation is a type of speciation in which ancestral population evolve into separate species without separation of geography. Hybrid sterility is the postzygotic isolating mechanism that decreases the fitness of the hybrid individuals and helps in controlling the population of an organisms..
