Using circuit theory to model connectivity in ecology, evolution, and conservation.
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Summary
A new class of ecological connectivity models based in electrical circuit theory, which offer distinct advantages over common analytic connectivity models, including a theoretical basis in random walk theory and an ability to evaluate contributions of multiple dispersal pathways are introduced.
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- article
- Published
- 2008-10-01
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- 2,090
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Keywords
Landscape connectivity, Ecology, Biological dispersal, Landscape ecology, Population
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