Relative Contribution of Matrix Structure, Patch Resources and Management to the Local Densities of Two Large Blue Butterfly Species.

The type of matrix, the landscape surrounding habitat patches, may determine the distribution and function of local populations. However, the matrix is often heterogeneous, and its various components may differentially contribute to metapopulation processes at different spatial scales, a phenomenon...

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Main Authors: Joanna Kajzer-Bonk, Piotr Skórka, Piotr Nowicki, Maciej Bonk, Wiesław Król, Damian Szpiłyk, Michal Woyciechowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5179113?pdf=render