Separating the effects of habitat area, fragmentation and matrix resistance on genetic differentiation in complex landscapes

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-380

  Cushman, Samuel A ^a   Shirk, Andrew ^b   Landguth, Erin L ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Area; CDPOP; Configuration; Fragmentation; Landscape genetics; Limiting factors; Simulation; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE; MAGNITUDE; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION SIZE; THRESHOLD;

EID: 84856233209     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9693-0     Document Type: Article

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