Graph theory as a proxy for spatially explicit population models in conservation planning

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1771-1782

  Minor, Emily S ^a,b   Urban, Dean L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation; Graph theory; Habitat patch; Hylocichla mustelina; Population source; Reserve design; SEPMs; Site prioritization; Spatially explicit population models; Stepping stone; Wood Thrush

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PASSERINE; POPULATION MODELING; PRIORITIZATION; RESERVE DESIGN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 38449123523     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1073.1     Document Type: Article

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