In a Metapopulation Setting, Habitat Fragmentation Generally Causes the _______

question 9

Multiple Choice

In a metapopulation setting, habitat fragmentation generally causes the _______ rate to increase and _______ to decrease.

• A) colonization; the extinction rate
• B) colonization; environmental stochasticity
• C) extinction; the colonization rate
• D) extinction; genetic drift

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