Question 10

(Multiple Choice)

If x is the extinction rate of populations in patches per unit time and m is the rate of movement between patches, then, according to Richard Levins, the proportion of occupied patches in a metapopulation will stabilize over time to


A) (x/m)
B) 1 + (x/m)
C) 1 - (x/m)
D) 1/(x/m)
E) 1x/m

Answer