An environmental scientist is investigating the relationship between wind speed and the dispersal distance of sycamore seeds. Rather than conducting the experiment inside a laboratory with an artificial fan, the scientist measures the dispersal distances of seeds falling from mature sycamore trees in a local woodland during natural autumn weather.
Briefly explain why this investigation might be said to have high ecological validity.
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