Recall the Classic Experiments Assessing Arthropod Extinction Rates in Moss

question 114

Multiple Choice

Recall the classic experiments assessing arthropod extinction rates in moss (Figure 46.14) . If corridors are eliminated between moss patches, how does this change affect the arthropods inhabiting the moss?

• A)Arthropod extinction rates remain the same.
• B)Arthropod extinction rates decrease.
• C)Arthropod extinction rates increase.

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