The rate of colonization declines withThe rate of colonization declines with a. decreasing distance from the adjacent patches b. increasing isolation from the adjacent patches c. decreasing patch size d. increasing patch size   The risk of local extinction increases with a. decreasing patch size b. increasing patch size c. decreasing distance from the adjacent patches d. increasing isolation from the adjacent patches

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The rate of colonization declines withThe rate of colonization declines with

a. decreasing distance from the adjacent patches
b. increasing isolation from the adjacent patches
c. decreasing patch size

d. increasing patch size

 

The risk of local extinction increases with

a. decreasing patch size
b. increasing patch size
c. decreasing distance from the adjacent patches
d. increasing isolation from the adjacent patches

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