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The great blue heron and the small dark heron are long-legged birds that live in wetlands, like the Everglades in Florida. Laura D'Acunto and colleagues wanted to know how these birds choose an area in which to live. They looked at features of the birds' habitats, such as the geographic location of the area and how deep the water is during the birds' breeding season. They found that great blue herons prefer areas with deep water during breeding season, but that was not true for small dark herons. The researchers concluded that water management strategies that increase the depth of water in potential wetland bird habitats during breeding season are therefore less likely to       
Which choice most logically completes the text?
attract small dark herons to the area than they are to attract great blue herons to the area.
A
extend the average lifespan of great blue herons already in the area than they are to attract a greater number of those birds to the area.
B
attract birds that don't typically live in wetlands to the area than they are to attract great blue herons or small dark herons to the area.
C
decrease the area's appeal to both great blue herons and small dark herons than they are to increase the appeal to both.
D