Describe the dynamics of a metapopulation and the subpopulations from which it persists. Include in your answer relevant examples from class and how the geography of the subpopulations may affect the structure of the overall metapopulation.

Why is the huronian supergroup rock formation particularly interesting to scientists? because it looks like a cross-section of a giant, stone encyclopedia because it formed during the period when oxygen began to accumulate in the atmosphere because it contains unusually large amounts of oxygen and sulfur because it dramatically altered the planet's development when it first formed