Connectivity, fragmentation, and extinction risk in dendritic metapopulations

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3243-3249

  Fagan, William F ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Connectivity vs. dispersal; Creeks and rivers; Dendritic landscapes; Dispersal constraints; Fishes; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat geometry; Hierarchical riverine networks; Influence on extinctions; Landscape ecology; Landscape imposed

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; METAPOPULATION;

PISCES;

EID: 0037971468     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[3243:CFAERI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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