Spatial aspects of metapopulation survival - From model results to rules of thumb for landscape management

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 363-379

  Frank, Karin ^a   Wissel, Christian ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Landscape indices; Long term persistence; Metapopulation; Rules of thumb for landscape management; Spatial configuration; Species' ecology; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

LAND MANAGEMENT; METAPOPULATION; MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031725552     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008054906030     Document Type: Article

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