Metapopulation
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A metapopulation consists of a group of spatially separated populations of the same species which interact at some level. The term metapopulation was coined by Richard Levins in 1969 to describe a mod
E. coli metapopulation on a chip.
Habitat fragmentation
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Habitat fragmentation is the emergence of discontinuities in an organism's preferred environment, causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay. Causes of habitat fragmentation include geologic
Metapopulation
…model of population dynamics of insect pests in agricultural fields, but the idea has been most broadly applied to species in naturally or artificially fragmented habitats. In Levins' own words, it consists of "a population of populations". A metapopulation is generally considered to consist of several distinct populations…
Deforestation in Europe. France is the most deforested country in Europe, with only 15% of the native vegetation remaining.
Deforestation in Bolivia, 2016.
Habitat fragmented by numerous roads near the Indiana Dunes National Park.
Macquarie perch