Characterizing connectivity relationships in freshwaters using patch-based graphs

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-317

  Eros, Tibor ^a   Olden, Julian D ^b   Schick, Robert S ^c   Schmera, Dénes ^d   Fortin, Marie Josée ^e  

^a BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendritic networks; Ecological networks; Fragmentation; Graph theory; Spatial graphs; Stream network

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84856224017     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9659-2     Document Type: Review

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