IELTS Reading inference Practice
According to the passage, why is 'messiness' considered beneficial in a rewilded landscape?
Question type: multiple choice · Difficulty: intermediate
- A. It makes the area less attractive to human visitors.
- B. It generates a wide range of micro-habitats for different species.
- C. It is cheaper to maintain than a tidy, managed landscape.
- D. It quickly leads to the growth of a dense, uniform forest.
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Paragraph F describes how actions that create 'messiness'—such as debarking trees to create deadwood, dung, and muddy wallows—are beneficial. It concludes that 'It is this 'messiness'—the constant disturbance and renewal—that generates the resilience and richness.' These disturbances create varied micro-habitats for fungi, insects, and amphibians.