Based on the Predictions of Metapopulation Biology, Which Scenario Can

question 35

Multiple Choice

Based on the predictions of metapopulation biology, which scenario can be expected to exhibit the largest fraction of occupied habitat patches?

• A) small patches isolated from one another
• B) large patches isolated from one another
• C) large patches close to one another
• D) small patches close to one another

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