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habitat quality — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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habitat quality

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 4 | Mentions: 4

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 69 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on habitat quality with 69 nodes and 153 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Marmota, Yellow-bellied Marmot, Barbey's Larkspur.

Definition

The ability of habitat to provide conditions appropriate for individual and population persistence, measured through resource availability and environmental conditions

Related Terms (3)

habitat qualitysuitability probabilityhigh quality habitat

Publications (4)

Habitat Quality Affecting the Body Mass of Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Factors that affect territory size in Mountain White-Crowned Sparrows (<i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i>)

Effects of Elevation on Trap Behavior in Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (<i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i>)

Field validation of a distribution model for the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris).

Related Concepts (10)

Breeding Habitat

land use1 shared paper

ectotherm

theory1 shared paper

elevational gradients

framework1 shared paper

flush early and avoid the rush (FEAR) hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

ideal free distribution

theory1 shared paper

nesting preferences

phenomenon1 shared paper

space use

measurement1 shared paper

microclimate

phenomenon1 shared paper

body mass

measurement1 shared paper

ecological niche modeling

framework1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae3 papers

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra

Salicaceae2 papers

Potentilla hippiana

Rosaceae2 papers

Veratrum californicum var. californicum

Melanthiaceae2 papers

Potentilla pulcherrima

Rosaceae2 papers

Barbey's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae2 papers

Veratrum californicum

Melanthiaceae2 papers

Potentilla gracilis

Rosaceae2 papers

Nuttall's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae2 papers

Veratrum

Melanthiaceae2 papers