The influence of landscape, patch, and within-patch factors on species presence and abundance: A review of focal patch studies

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-18

  Thornton, Daniel H ^a   Branch, Lyn C ^a   Sunquist, Melvin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal patch study; Isolation; Landscape; Multi level; Patch quality; Presence absence vs. abundance; Review; Sample size; Study design and methodology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE; LIFE HISTORY; MAMMAL; PATCH USE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 78651243874     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-010-9549-z     Document Type: Article

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