Metapopulation persistence in heterogeneous landscapes: Lessons about the effect of stochasticity

American Naturalist

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 374-388

  Frank, Karin ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deterministic and stochastic models; Metapopulation persistence; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; METAPOPULATION; PERSISTENCE; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS; SYSTEMS THEORY;

ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 15944425449     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428293     Document Type: Article

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