patch quality

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Definition

The combined effect of multiple environmental factors (including patch area) on local population size, used to describe site quality in terms of number of adult females per site

patch quality

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Definition

Related Terms (3)

Publications (5)

Females know best: dispersal polymorphism maintained by sex-specific foraging

Influence of local demography on asymptotic and transient dynamics of a yellow-bellied marmot metapopulation

Effect of predation risk on the presence and persistence of yellow-bellied marmot <i>(Marmota flaviventris)</i> colonies

Effects of patch quality and network structure on patch occupancy dynamics of a yellow-bellied marmot metapopulation

The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes

Related Concepts (10)

Metapopulation connectivity

MacArthur-Wilson island biogeography model

matrix resistance

flush early and avoid the rush (FEAR) hypothesis

nesting preferences

elasticity analysis

Habitat Disturbance and Destruction

habitat fragmentation

rescue effect

metapopulation theory

Frequently Associated Species

Microtus

Engelmann Spruce

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Microtus montanus

Marmota

Euphydryas gillettii

Marmota marmota

Speyeria mormonia

Slender-tube Skyrocket

Asteraceae