What would the extinction rate be for a 30 square mile island that is 1000 miles from the mainland and has 150 species on it. Assume the extinction probability for each individual species is 0.8 and the power scaling function is 0.25. Round your answer to two decimals, include a 0 before the decimal if necessary, and do not include

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What would the extinction rate be for a 30 square mile island that is 1000 miles from
the mainland and has 150 species on it. Assume the extinction probability for each
individual species is 0.8 and the power scaling function is 0.25. Round your answer
to two decimals, include a 0 before the decimal if necessary, and do not include
units (i.e. O.XX)
Transcribed Image Text:What would the extinction rate be for a 30 square mile island that is 1000 miles from the mainland and has 150 species on it. Assume the extinction probability for each individual species is 0.8 and the power scaling function is 0.25. Round your answer to two decimals, include a 0 before the decimal if necessary, and do not include units (i.e. O.XX)
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