Many factors that impact the effectiveness of protected areas are based upon the edge effect, Island Biogeography Theory or metapopulations. For each of your three ways to enhance protected area design you described in the previous question (#15), explain to which of these biological theories it relates and how.

Many factors that impact the effectiveness of protected areas are based upon the edge effect, Island Biogeography Theory or metapopulations. For each of your three ways to enhance protected area design you described in the previous question (#15), explain to which of these biological theories it relates and how.

Biology 2e

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Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

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Chapter44: Ecology And The Biosphere

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Problem 18CTQ: The extremely low precipitation of subtropical desert biomes might lead one to expect fire to be a...

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