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Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question Data Are from Strijbosch and Creemers, 1988

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Use the figure to answer the following question.
Life Table for Zootoca vivipara in the Netherlands
Year01234567Number alive1000763308158751072Survivorship1.0000.7630.3080.1580.0570.0100.0070.002 Fecundity 0.001.702.944.134.886.506.406.30Survivorship × Fecundity = Average Number of Offspring Produced perFemale of Age x0.001.300.910.650.280.070.040.01\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{|l|}\hline\\\\\\\text {Year}\\\hline0\\\hline1\\\hline2\\\hline3\\\hline4\\\hline5\\\hline6\\\hline7\\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline\\\\\\\text {Number alive}\\\hline1000\\\hline763\\\hline308\\\hline158\\\hline75\\\hline10\\\hline7\\\hline2\\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline\\\\\\\text {Survivorship}\\\hline 1.000 \\\hline 0.763 \\\hline 0.308 \\\hline 0.158 \\\hline 0.057 \\\hline 0.010 \\\hline 0.007 \\\hline 0.002 \\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline \\\\\\\text { Fecundity }\\\hline 0.00\\\hline1.70\\\hline 2.94\\\hline 4.13\\\hline4.88\\\hline6.50\\\hline6.40\\\hline6.30\\\hline\end{array}\begin{array}{l|}\hline\text {Survivorship × Fecundity = }\\\text {Average Number of }\\\text {Offspring Produced per}\\ \text {Female of Age \( x \) }\\\hline0.00\\\hline1.30\\\hline0.91\\\hline0.65\\\hline0.28\\\hline0.07\\\hline0.04\\\hline0.01\\\hline \end{array}\end{array}
Data are from Strijbosch and Creemers, 1988.
Using the table, how would you describe the population dynamics of the Eurasian lizard, Z. vivipara?


A) The population is increasing.
B) The population is decreasing.
C) The population is stable.
D) The table does not provide this information.

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