A metapopulation approach of the dynamics of arthropods from Mediterranean-type ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1105-1112

  Touloumis, K ^a   Stamou, G P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Dispersal; Elasticity analysis; Leslie type models; Life history strategies; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Metapopulation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LIFE CYCLE; OCEAN HABITATS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION STATISTICS;

ARTHROPODS; DISPERSAL; ELASTICITY ANALYSIS; LESLIE-TYPE MODELS; LIFE-HISTORY STRATEGIES; MEDITERRANEAN-TYPE ECOSYSTEMS; METAPOPULATION DYNAMICS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ARTHROPOD; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METAPOPULATION; MICROCLIMATE; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; RECOLONIZATION; SOIL FAUNA; STOCHASTICITY; SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 62249198943     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.01.032     Document Type: Article

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