Which of the below would best be described as a metapopulation? Killer whales are predicted to cause major shifts in the future abundance of prey species such as seals The Hawaiian stilt, an endangered, endemic bird of the Hawaiian Islands, was reduced to 200 individuals by hunting and development California mountain sheep disperse between mountain ranges and occupy previously unpopulated sites. Human-made barriers, such as highways, almost completely eliminate movement among populations Leadbeater's possum, an endangered arboreal marsupial inhabiting a rare type of eucalyptus forest in southeastern Australia, is predicted to decline by more than 90% over the next 20 to 30 years

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Which of the below would best be described as a metapopulation?

	Killer whales are predicted to cause major shifts in the future abundance of prey species such as seals
	The Hawaiian stilt, an endangered, endemic bird of the Hawaiian Islands, was reduced to 200 individuals by hunting and development
	California mountain sheep disperse between mountain ranges and occupy previously unpopulated sites. Human-made barriers, such as highways, almost completely eliminate movement among populations
	Leadbeater's possum, an endangered arboreal marsupial inhabiting a rare type of eucalyptus forest in southeastern Australia, is predicted to decline by more than 90% over the next 20 to 30 years

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