Question is complete please explain why option B is correct why not D? Overall Colonization Rate cP(1-P)Overall Extinction Rate eP1.00.750.500.250.00.00.250.500.751.0Patch Occupancy (P)Equilibrium Patch Occupancy- 0.65The figure above indicates overall colonization and extinction patternsbased on patch occupancy for a given metapopulation. If the patchoccupancy (P) of the metapopulation is 0.75, which of the followingstatements is most likely true?The patch occupancy is expected to increase.The patch occupancy is expected to decrease.None of the other statements is true.x O The patch occupancy is at equilibrium (i.e. not changing).Overall Colonization/Extinction Rates

Understanding the nature and sources of complexity in ecosystems can help us manage and repair natural systems. New approaches to ecosystem management and ecological engineering must recognize the dynamic character of ecosystems and include ideas like self-organization, emergence, and adaptability into intervention techniques.Answer: The patch occupancy is expected to decrease Explanation: It is evident from the graph that the overall extinction rate is increasing in time and the overall colonization rate is decreasing in time. As the result the patch occupancy is not increasing due to the situation is not going towards an increase in nature. The fourth option can not be possible as colonization is decreasing and extinction is increasing so there can not be an equilibrium between the two, and thus patch occupancy is not at equilibrium, it is decreasing.