Edge Effects Are the Result of Which of the Following

question 36

Multiple Choice

Edge effects are the result of which of the following?

• A)Populations of flora and fauna have emigrated from the core of their population center to the edge of their habitat.
• B)Metapopulations of some of the larger fauna have become more dominant on the landscape and as a result have increased the edge of their habitat.
• C)Habitat fragmentation or habitat shrinkage has occurred, and thus the edge of the habitat has increased in relative proportion.
• D)Habitat fragmentation or habitat shrinkage has occurred, and thus the edge of the habitat has decreased in relative proportion.

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