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Population connectivity: recent advances and new perspectives

journal contribution
posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by J T Kool, A Moilanen, Eric Treml
Connectivity is a vital component of metapopulation and landscape ecology, influencing fundamental processes such as population dynamics, evolution, and community responses to climate change. Here, we review ongoing developments in connectivity science, providing perspectives on recent advances in identifying, quantifying, modelling and analysing connectivity, and highlight new applications for conservation. We also address ongoing challenges for connectivity research, explore opportunities for addressing them and highlight potential linkages with other fields of research. Continued development of connectivity science will provide insights into key aspects of ecology and the evolution of species, and will also contribute significantly towards achieving more effective conservation outcomes. © 2012 Crown Copyright.

History

Journal

Landscape ecology

Volume

28

Issue

2

Pagination

165 - 185

Publisher

Springer

Location

Berlin, Germany

ISSN

0921-2973

eISSN

1572-9761

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2012, Crown Copyright