Knowledge of the ecological and evolutionary causes of dispersal can be crucial in
understanding the behaviour of spatially structured populations, and predicting how species …

Population viability analysis (PVA) has become a commonly used tool in endangered
species management. There is no single process that constitutes PVA, but all approaches …

Connectivity is a fundamental concept that is widely utilized in spatial ecology. The majority
of connectivity measures used in the recent ecological literature only consider the nearest …

Although habitat loss, fragmentation, and invasive species collectively pose the greatest
threats to biodiversity, little theoretical or empirical research has addressed the effects of …

Spatially explicit population models (SEPMs) are often considered the best way to predict
and manage species distributions in spatially heterogeneous landscapes. However, they …

Spatially-explicit, individual-based models are increasingly used to evaluate the effects of
habitat loss and fragmentation on habitat use and population persistence. Yet, they are …

Mounting theoretical and empirical evidence shows that matrix heterogeneity may have
contrasting effects on metapopulation dynamics by contributing to patch isolation in …

Dispersal is a fundamental component of many spatial population models. Concerns over
the need to incorporate detailed information on dispersal behavior in spatially explicit …

Focal-species approaches provide tractable frameworks for structuring site-based
conservation, but explanations of how and why focal species are chosen are often lacking …

Despite the importance assigned to inter-patch movements in fragmented systems, the
structure of landscape between suitable habitat patches, the matrix, is often considered as to …