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Metapopulation Dynamics and the Quality of the Matrix
Abstract
In both strictly theoretical and more applied contexts it has been historically assumed that metapopulations exist within a featureless, uninhabitable matrix and that dynamics within the matrix are unimportant. In this article, we explore the range of theoretical consequences that result from relaxing this assumption. We show, with a variety of modeling techniques, that matrix quality can be extremely important in determining metapopulation dynamics. A higher-quality matrix generally buffers against extinction. However, in some situations, an increase in matrix quality can generate chaotic subpopulation dynamics, where stability had been the rule in a lower-quality matrix. Furthermore, subpopulations acting as source populations in a low-quality matrix may develop metapopulation dynamics as the quality of the matrix increases. By forcing metapopulation dynamics on a formerly heterogeneous (but stable within subpopulations) population, the probability of simultaneous extinction of all subpopulations actually increases. Thus, it cannot be automatically assumed that increasing matrix quality will lower the probability of global extinction of a population.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vandermeer, J., & Carvajal, R.
- Venue
- The American Naturalist
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2001-09
- Volume
- 158
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 211-220
- ISSN
- 0003-0147 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5323
- OpenAlex
- W2040052640
- Cited by
- 296
- References
- 45
- FWCI
- 14.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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