Under the Basic Model of Metapopulation Dynamics, When the Extinction

question 33

Multiple Choice

Under the basic model of metapopulation dynamics, when the extinction rate is equal to the colonization rate, we predict that the proportion of patches occupied ( ) will equal

• A) 0.
• B) 0.25.
• C) 0.50.
• D) 0.75.
• E) 1.

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