Studying Transfer Processes in Metapopulations: Emigration, Migration, and Colonization

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter examines the emigration, migration, and colonization aspects of a transfer process in metapopulations. The individuals across space is key Metapopulations are often seen as sets local populations, very existence which dependent on mutual (or exchange) individuals. Components rates such migration (dispersal), become critical variables, need to be approached empirically by different study designs. At same time, three stages clearly linked both methodologically biologically. Emigration, dispersal, immigration/colonization must translated into used predictive models at metapopulation level. Likewise, processes also patch-specific demographic parameters. draws together various empirical approaches context. limitations advantages stressed, along with assessment lines inferences that can reliably drawn from them.