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UNSPECIFIED (2002) Using individual-based simulations to test the Levins metapopulation paradigm. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 71 (2). pp. 270-279.
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1. Levins metapopulations have become a standard tool for modelling spatially heterogeneous populations. The acceptance of these models by ecologists may be attributed to their simple structure and their use of presence-absence data.
2. Using structured-metapopulations, which possess stochastic dynamics at the local subpopulation level. the extinction and subsequent recolonization rates can be calculated and compared to those of the classical Levins model.
3. Single-species metapopulations conform to the Levins ideal, validating the widespread use of this conceptual model. However, multispecies systems are shown to deviate in a consistent manner. This deviation, which is explained in terms of a correlation between patch occupancy and average population levels of the species, can be used to identify the signature of enemy-victim interactions.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QL Zoology |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY | ||||
| Publisher: | BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD | ||||
| ISSN: | 0021-8790 | ||||
| Official Date: | March 2002 | ||||
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| Volume: | 71 | ||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 270-279 | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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