Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321775658
Author: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
Publisher: PEARSON
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To describe: The three features of habitat patches that can affect the population density, emigration rate, and immigration rate.

Concept introduction: The “habitat patch” is any distinct area with a specific shape and configuration and is used by an organism at a specific time for living, breeding or obtaining further resources.

The available resource in any habitat patch affects the local population density and the rates of emigration and immigration. Below mentioned are the three attributes of habitat:

  • Size
  • Quality
  • Isolation of patches.

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