Mechanisms affecting population density in fragmented habitat

Ecology and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Tischendorf, Lutz ^a   Grez, Audrey ^b   Zaviezo, Tania ^c   Fahrig, Lenore ^d  

^a ELUTIS Modelling and Consulting Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary crossing; Emigration; Habitat fragmentation; Immigration; Modeling; Movement; Population density; Simulation; Time scale

Indexed keywords

EMIGRATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; IMMIGRATION; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MODELING;

EID: 20444488500     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-01265-100107     Document Type: Article

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