Metapopulations occur when suitable habitat patches for a species are interspersed with unsuitable habitat, allowing for populations to exist in a patchy environment. This concept emphasizes the dynamics of species across fragmented landscapes, where migration, extinction, and colonization rates among the patches influence the overall population dynamics.

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Metapopulations

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Metapopulations

A) occur when suitable habitat for a species is separated by unsuitable habitat.
B) are populations whose intrinsic rate of increase (r) is greater than 1.
C) are composed of subpopulations that do not go extinct.
D) are small populations likely to go extinct as a result of demographic stochasticity.

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