Metapopulation dynamics

Metapopulation biology is concerned with the dynamic consequences of migration among local populations and the conditions of regional persistence of species with unstable local populations. Well established effects of habitat patch area and isolation on migration, colonization and population extinct...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 396; no. 6706; pp. 41 - 49
Main Author Hanski, Ilkka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing 05.11.1998
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Biology
Demecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Local population
Metapopulations
Migration
Population
Species extinction
Metapopulation
Landscape
Spatial distribution
Population extinction
Loss
Environmental factor
Population dynamics
Habitat
Models
Review
Colonization
Fragmentation
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Summary:Metapopulation biology is concerned with the dynamic consequences of migration among local populations and the conditions of regional persistence of species with unstable local populations. Well established effects of habitat patch area and isolation on migration, colonization and population extinction have now become integrated with classic metapopulation dynamics.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/23876