Using complex network metrics to predict the persistence of metapopulations with asymmetric connectivity patterns

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 214, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 201-209

  Bode, Michael ^a   Burrage, Kevin ^b   Possingham, Hugh P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric connectivity; Complex networks; Metapopulations

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

ASYMMETRIC CONNECTIVITY; COMPLEX NETWORKS; METAPOPULATIONS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CONNECTIVITY; METAPOPULATION; PATCH DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PREDICTION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 43049173601     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.02.040     Document Type: Article

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