(Not) far from home: No sex bias in dispersal, but limited genetic patch size, in an endangered species, the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9734
Abstract: Abstract Sex‐biased dispersal is common in many animals, with male‐biased dispersal often found in studies of mammals and reptiles, including interpretations of spatial genetic structure, ostensibly as a result of male–male competition and a lack… read more here.
Keywords: dispersal; genetic patch; sex; biased dispersal ... See more keywords
Patch size, isolation, and matrix effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a landscape microcosm
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2173
Abstract: The amount and arrangement of habitat is a fundamental determinant of biodiversity and ecosystem processes in a landscape. Biodiversity is expected to decline following habitat loss and isolation, potentially impeding ecosystem function. But because greater… read more here.
Keywords: litter; matrix; patch size; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Predation risk and patch size jointly determine perceived patch quality in ovipositing treefrogs, Hyla chrysoscelis.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2130
Abstract: Two of the most important factors determining community structure and diversity within and among habitat patches are patch size and patch quality. Despite the importance of patch size in existing paradigms in island biogeography, metapopulation… read more here.
Keywords: patch quality; size; ecology; patch size ... See more keywords
Island biogeography at the mesoscale: Distance from forest edge affects choice of patch size by ovipositing treefrogs
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3766
Abstract: Abstract Diversity in habitat patches is partly driven by variation in patch size, which affects extinction, and isolation, which affects immigration. Patch size also affects immigration as a component of patch quality. In wetland ecosystems,… read more here.
Keywords: island biogeography; size; distance forest; patch size ... See more keywords
An early synthesis of the habitat amount hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-018-0716-y
Abstract: ContextThe ecological literature is filled with studies highlighting the importance of both habitat loss and fragmentation on biodiversity. The patch concept has been central to these findings, being also at the heart of many ecological… read more here.
Keywords: habitat amount; patch size; amount hypothesis;
Islands in the forest: effects of patch size and isolation on farmland bird species richness and community composition of farmland patches in forest landscapes
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-019-00920-w
Abstract: Theory predicts that species diversity of isolated habitat patches depends on patch size and isolation. However, there are few previous studies of how patch size and isolation influence community composition. This study tested theory using… read more here.
Keywords: farmland; species diversity; community composition; patch size ... See more keywords
Forest and the city: A multivariate analysis of peri-urban forest land cover patterns in 283 European metropolitan areas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.025
Abstract: Abstract Heterogeneous definitions of urban areas and poorly homogenized forest data at the country scale have hampered the comparative assessment of peri-urban forest structure in developed countries. The present study investigates selected landscape characteristics of… read more here.
Keywords: patch size; land; peri urban; urban forest ... See more keywords
Species patch size at seeding affects the productivity of mixed legume-grass communities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2021.126342
Abstract: Abstract The impact of inter- and intraspecific neighboring plants on mixed legume-grass communities has rarely been explored in relation to seeded species patch size. In this study, two native perennial species, the legume alfalfa (Medicago… read more here.
Keywords: grass; species patch; patch sizes; patch size ... See more keywords
How to effectively mitigate urban heat island effect? A perspective of waterbody patch size threshold
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103873
Abstract: Abstract Climatic warming and urbanization have exacerbated urban heat island (UHI) effect globally. Waterbodies have significant cooling effect while the current UHI mitigation researches mostly focus on green spaces. Although the cooling effect of waterbodies… read more here.
Keywords: socioeconomic development; patch size; waterbody patch; effect ... See more keywords
The decision-making process of leafcutting bees when selecting patches
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0411
Abstract: Change in land configuration is an important driver of pollinator decline. Understanding patch selection by bees in fragmented landscapes has therefore become imperative to guide the design of habitats that support pollinators and ensure their… read more here.
Keywords: selecting patches; decision making; making process; process ... See more keywords
Critical patch size reduction by heterogeneous diffusion.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.102.042139
Abstract: Population survival depends on a large set of factors and on how they are distributed in space. Due to landscape heterogeneity, species can occupy particular regions that provide the ideal scenario for development, working as… read more here.
Keywords: heterogeneous diffusion; patch; diffusion; patch size ... See more keywords