Unifying research on the fragmentation of terrestrial and aquatic habitats: patches, connectivity and the matrix in riverscapes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1487-1501

  Eros, Tibor ^a   Campbell Grant, Evan H ^b  

^a MTA CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Hungary)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic networks; Dispersal; Landscape permeability; Matrix ecology; Patch matrix model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947026979     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12596     Document Type: Review

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