Breaking functional connectivity into components: a novel approach using an individual-based model, and first outcomes.

Landscape connectivity is a key factor determining the viability of populations in fragmented landscapes. Predicting 'functional connectivity', namely whether a patch or a landscape functions as connected from the perspective of a focal species, poses various challenges. First, empirical d...

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Main Authors: Guy Pe'er, Klaus Henle, Claudia Dislich, Karin Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3148224?pdf=render