In a metapopulation setting, habitat fragmentation generally causes the _______ rate to increase and _______ to decrease.
A) colonization; the extinction rate
B) colonization; environmental stochasticity
C) extinction; the colonization rate
D) extinction; genetic drift

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Habitat fragmentation typically increases the extinction rate due to smaller, isolated populations being more vulnerable, and decreases the colonization rate as it becomes harder for species to move between fragmented habitats.

In a Metapopulation Setting, Habitat Fragmentation Generally Causes the _______