metapopulaatiossa
Metapopulaatiossa refers to a metapopulation, which is a group of spatially separated populations of the same species that interact at some level. These populations are connected by dispersal, meaning individuals move between them. This movement is crucial for the persistence of the metapopulation as a whole, even if individual populations are prone to extinction.
The concept of metapopulations is important in ecology and conservation biology. It acknowledges that habitat is
Key factors in metapopulation dynamics include patch size, patch quality, and the distance between patches. Larger