Human Activity Can Affect Metapopulations

question 8

Multiple Choice

Human activity can affect metapopulations. Under the basic model of metapopulation dynamics, when humans make it easier for individuals to travel between patches, the probability of _____ and the proportion of occupied patches _____.

• A) extinction increases; decreases
• B) extinction decreases; increases
• C) colonization increases; increases
• D) colonization decreases; decreases

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