Meta-analysis reveals the importance of matrix composition for animals in fragmented habitat

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-217

  Watling, James I ^a   Nowakowski, A Justin ^b   Donnelly, Maureen A ^b   Orrock, John L ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Animals; Biodiversity; Connectivity; Isolation; Matrix; Patch

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; META-ANALYSIS; METAPOPULATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79551553814     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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