Habitat fragmentation and reproductive success: a structural equation modelling approach
: Le Tortorec E, Helle S, Kayhko N, Suorsa P, Huhta E, Hakkarainen H
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
: 2013
Journal of Animal Ecology
: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
: J ANIM ECOL
: 5
: 82
: 5
: 1087
: 1096
: 10
: 0021-8790
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12075
5. Because habitat amount and configuration are inherently strongly collinear, particularly when multiple scales are considered, our study demonstrates the usefulness of a SEM approach for hierarchical partitioning of habitat amount vs. habitat configuration in landscape ecology that may have bearing on biological conclusions.
Certhia familiaris, configuration, Eurasian treecreeper, GIS, habitat loss, Landsat TM, SEM