A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Predicting the occurrence of endangered species in fragmented landscapes
Authors: Wahlberg N, Moilanen A, Hanski I
Publisher: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
Publication year: 1996
Journal:: Science
Journal name in source: SCIENCE
Journal acronym: SCIENCE
Volume: 273
Issue: 5281
First page : 1536
Last page: 1538
Number of pages: 3
ISSN: 0036-8075
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.273.5281.1536
Abstract
Reliable prediction of metapopulation persistence in fragmented landscapes has become a priority in conservation biology, with ongoing destruction of habitat confining increasing numbers of species into networks of small patches. A spatially realistic metapopulation model, which includes the first-order effects of patch area and isolation on extinction and colonization, has been tested, The distribution of an endangered butterfly was successfully predicted on the basis of parameter values estimated for a well-studied congeneric species. This modeling approach can be a practical tool in the study and conservation of species in highly fragmented landscapes.
Reliable prediction of metapopulation persistence in fragmented landscapes has become a priority in conservation biology, with ongoing destruction of habitat confining increasing numbers of species into networks of small patches. A spatially realistic metapopulation model, which includes the first-order effects of patch area and isolation on extinction and colonization, has been tested, The distribution of an endangered butterfly was successfully predicted on the basis of parameter values estimated for a well-studied congeneric species. This modeling approach can be a practical tool in the study and conservation of species in highly fragmented landscapes.
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