Metapopulation dynamics in changing landscapes: A new spatially realistic model for forest plants

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3302-3312

  Verheyen, Kris ^a   Vellend, Mark ^b,d   Van Calster, Hans ^a   Peterken, George ^c   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Beechwood House   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic landscapes; Forest plants; Incidence Function Model; Life history traits; Metapopulation dynamics and persistence

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED DISPERSAL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LINCOLNSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11844294121     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0395     Document Type: Article

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