Classical metapopulations are groups of local populations living in networks of spatially
distinct habitat patches in a balance between local extinctions and recolonizations of empty …

Classical metapopulation (CM) theory considers that species persistence in the landscape
depends on a turnover of extinction-(re) colonisation of suitable habitat patches at each …

Landscapes are studied by pattern (the geographical approach) and by process (the
ecological approach within landscape ecology). The future of landscape ecology depends …

Nature conservation is increasingly based on a landscape approach rather than a species
approach. Landscape planning that includes nature conservation goals requires integrated …

An ability to predict species' sensitivities to habitat loss and fragmentation has important
conservation implications, and numerous hypotheses have been proposed to explain …

Ecologists working with metapopulations are interested in the rate of migration among
several local populations, mortality during migration, and the scaling of migration rate with …

Two aspects of patch geometry—area and isolation—currently dominate the field of
metapopulation dynamics. Under this area‐and‐isolation paradigm, models commonly …

In urbanising landscapes, planning for sustainable biodiversity occurs in a context of
multifunctional land use. Important conditions for species persistence are habitat quality, the …

We construct and explore a general modeling framework that allows for a systematic
investigation of the impact of changes in landscape structure on population dynamics. The …

We use an individual-based, spatially realistic metapopulation model to study the evolution
of migration rate. We first explore the consequences of habitat change in hypothetical patch …