The devil is in the dispersers: Predictions of landscape connectivity change with demography

Nicholas B. Elliot; Samuel A. Cushman; David W. Macdonald; Andrew J. Loveridge

doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12282

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The devil is in the dispersers: Predictions of landscape connectivity change with demography

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Authors:

Nicholas B. Elliot, Samuel A. Cushman, David W. Macdonald, Andrew J. Loveridge

Year:

2014

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12282

Source:

Journal of Applied Ecology. 51: 1169-1178.

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Abstract

Concern about the effects of habitat fragmentation has led to increasing interest in dispersal and connectivity modelling. Most modern techniques for connectivity modelling have resistance surfaces as their foundation. However, resistance surfaces for animal movement are frequently estimated without considering dispersal, despite being the principal natural mechanism by which organisms move between populations.

Keywords

conditional logistic regression, connectivity, landscape resistance, least-cost path, natal dispersal, Panthera leo, path level analysis, resistance surfaces

Citation

Elliot, Nicholas B.; Cushman, Samuel A.; Macdonald, David W.; Loveridge, Andrew J. 2014. The devil is in the dispersers: Predictions of landscape connectivity change with demography. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51: 1169-1178.