Dynamic connectivity of temporary wetlands in the southern Great Plains

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 507-516

  Ruiz, Luis ^a   Parikh, Niki ^a   Heintzman, Lucas J ^a   Collins, Steven D ^a   Starr, Scott M ^a   Wright, Christopher K ^b   Henebry, Geoffrey M ^b   van Gestel, Natasja ^a,c   McIntyre, Nancy E ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Betweenness centrality; Cutpoint; Graph theory; Habitat network; Hub; Playa; Stepping stone

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WETLAND; WILD POPULATION;

GREAT PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897603834     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-013-9980-z     Document Type: Article

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