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The influences of landscape structure on butterfly distribution and movement: a review
John W. Dover,Josef Settele +1 more
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In this article, the influence of landscape structure on butterfly distribution and movement is reviewed, focusing on the impact of the geometry and spatial arrangement of habitat patches on butterflies e.g. the nature of the matrix, patch size, minimum area requirements, immigration and emigration, and temporal habitat dynamics.Abstract:
We review the literature on the influence of landscape structure on butterfly distribution and movement. We start by examining the definition of landscape commonly used in spatial ecology. Landscape-level processes are reviewed before focusing on the impact of the geometry and spatial arrangement of habitat patches on butterflies e.g. the nature of the matrix, patch size and shape, minimum area requirements, immigration and emigration, and temporal habitat dynamics. The role of landscape elements is reviewed in terms of corridors (and stepping-stones), barriers, nodes, environmental buffers, and prominent landmark features.read more
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The Theory of Island Biogeography
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Life-history traits predict species responses to habitat area and isolation: a cross-continental synthesis
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TL;DR: Overall, species richness increased with habitat patch area and connectivity and implies that both species richness and composition change in a predictable manner with habitat loss and fragmentation.
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Interactions between climate change and land use change on biodiversity: attribution problems, risks, and opportunities
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Heterogeneous landscapes promote population stability
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The Theory of Island Biogeography
TL;DR: Preface to the Princeton Landmarks in Biology Edition vii Preface xi Symbols used xiii 1.
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The Theory of Island Biogeography
TL;DR: The Princeton Landmarks in Biology Edition vii Preface xi Symbols Used xiii 1. The Importance of Islands 3 2. Area and Number of Speicies 8 3. Further Explanations of the Area-Diversity Pattern 19 4. The Strategy of Colonization 68 5. Invasibility and the Variable Niche 94 6. Stepping Stones and Biotic Exchange 123 7. Evolutionary Changes Following Colonization 145 8. Prospect 181 Glossary 185 References 193 Index 201
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Climate Extremes: Observations, Modeling, and Impacts
David R. Easterling,Gerald A. Meehl,Camille Parmesan,Stanley A. Changnon,Thomas R. Karl,Linda O. Mearns +5 more
TL;DR: Results of observational studies suggest that in many areas that have been analyzed, changes in total precipitation are amplified at the tails, and changes in some temperature extremes have been observed.
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Effects of habitat fragmentation on birds and mammals in landscapes with different proportions of suitable habitat: a review
TL;DR: Simulations of patterns and geometry of landscapes with decreasing proportion of the suitable habitat give rise to the prediction that the effect of habitat fragmentation on e.g. population size of a species would be primarily through habitat loss in landscape with a high proportion of suitable habitat.
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Connectivity is a vital element of landscape structure
TL;DR: Dunning et al. as discussed by the authors proposed a framework of landscape processes acting at the landscape scale: 1) landscape complementation; 2) landscape supplementation; 3) sources and sinks; and 4) neighbourhood effects.