Predicting the occurrence of endangered species in fragmented landscapes

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 273; no. 5281; pp. 1536 - 1538
• Main Authors: Wahlberg, N. (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.), Moilanen, A, Hanski, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 13.09.1996; American Association for the Advancement of Science; The American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Subjects: Animal populations; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biodiversity conservation; Biological and medical sciences; Biological diversity conservation; Butterflies; Butterflies & moths; Conservation (Concept); Conservation biology; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; DENSIDAD DE LA POBLACION; DENSITE DE POPULATION; ECOSISTEMA; ECOSYSTEME; Endangered & extinct species; Endangered species; ESPECE; ESPECE EN DANGER; ESPECIES; ESPECIES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCION; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; HABITAT; Habitat conservation; Habitat destruction; Land Settlement; LEPIDOPTERA; Mathematical independent variables; Metapopulation ecology; MODELE; Modeling; MODELOS; Networks; Parametric models; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; Population biology; Predictions; Spatial models; TECHNIQUE DE PREVISION; TECNICAS DE PREDICCION; Europe; Finland; Metapopulation; Endangered species; Insecta; Prediction; Modeling; Fragmentation; Spatial distribution; Arthropoda; Ecosystem; Lepidoptera; Population dynamics; Habitat; Invertebrata; Animal conservation; Mathematical model

Reliable prediction of metapopulation persistence in fragmented landscapes has become a priority in conservation biology, with ongoing destruction of habitat confining increasing numbers of species into networks of small patches. A spatially realistic metapopulation model, which includes the first-o...