A hurricane hit the Gulf Coast of Texas and washed away a series of sandbars near two large barrier islands. How will this event change species diversity in the region-

answer choices:
a. the amount of species diversity will decrease because the number of available habitats has decreased
b. the amount of species diversity will increase because the number of available habitats has increased
c. the amount of species diversity will first decrease and then increase because it will take time for the species that lived on the sandbars to adapt to living underwater
d. the amount of species diversity will remain constant because the species that lived on the sandbars will
now have additional space to increase the population