Biology · Ecology
In the classical metapopulation model articulated by Richard Levins, a metapopulation is considered to be a collection of subpopulations occupying different patches. Which one of the following conditions must be met for a population network to be characterized as a Levins metapopulation?
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- 1Population dynamics in the various patches should be completely synchronous.
- 2Recolonization of a patch after extinction should be mediated exclusively through dispersal from a permanent mainland patch.
- 3The population dynamics of all individual patches must be highly dependent on each other.
- 4Individual subpopulations should have realistic chances of extinction and recolonization.✓
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Individual subpopulations should have realistic chances of extinction and recolonization.
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