Critical Thresholds in Species' Responses to Landscape Structure

Critical thresholds are transition ranges across which small changes in spatial pattern produce abrupt shifts in ecological responses. Habitat fragmentation provides a familiar example of a critical threshold. As the landscape becomes dissected into smaller parcels of habitat, landscape connectivity...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology 1995-12, Vol.76 (8), p.2446-2459
Hauptverfasser:	With, Kimberly A., Crist, Thomas O.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acrididae Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES critical thresholds Ecological modeling Ecology Ecosystems Environmental aspects FRAGMENTATION Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Grasses HABITAT Habitat conservation Habitat fragmentation Habitat partitioning (Biology) Habitat preferences Habitats Insect populations LAND USE Landscape ecology Landscapes Locusts MATHEMATICAL MODELS neutral models ORTHOPTERA percolation theory population distributions POPULATION DYNAMICS simulation modelling Species Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems Wildlife habitats
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