What Is One Application of the Metapopulation Concept

question 36

Multiple Choice

What is one application of the metapopulation concept?

• A)It models conservation as multiple species live in a network of habitat patches.
• B)It shows how many different populations can coexist within one community.
• C)It predicts the carrying capacity of populations that exhibit limited growth rates.
• D)It explains why some high density populations have a clumped dispersion pattern.

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