patch dynamics

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patch
noun[C]
uk
/pætʃ/us
/pætʃ/
a small area that is different in some way from the area that ...
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dynamics
noun
uk
/daɪˈnæm.ɪks/us
/daɪˈnæm.ɪks/
forces that ...
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Such data would also provide a better understanding of the factors that regulatepatchdynamics(formation and persistence) in this understorey species.
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The stress could be food,patchdynamics, habitat predictability or a composite of many environmental factors that are perceived by the individual.
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A complete schedule ofpatchdynamicsincluding the age structure of the patch mosaic for a large tract of tropical forest has not yet been obtained.
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Drought and g razingpatchdynamicsunder different grazing management.
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This combines aspects of hierarchy theory, which treats ecological systems as approximately decomposable because of their loose coupling, andpatchdynamics, which deals explicitly with spatial heterogeneity.
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Although the creation of resistant patches has no direct effects on wildlife conservation, alteringpatchdynamicshas value as a tool to protect wildlife from disease.
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Fire suppression, on the other hand, alters the naturalpatchdynamics, thus greatly reducing the number of mammals present.
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Bothpatchdynamicsand finite difference methods generate time derivatives at mesh points; these time derivatives then help advance the solution in time.
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Like manypatchdynamicsmodels, this approach assumes that there is a separation of time scales between local population dynamics and colonization-extinction dynamics.
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Inpatchdynamicsand finite difference approximations, the macroscale variables are defined at the grid points of a mesh chosen to resolve the solution.
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These are thepatchdynamics, species sorting, sourcesink dynamics (or mass effect) and neutral model frameworks.
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Patchdynamicsmodels describe species composition among multiple, identical patches, such as islands, and emphasizes colonization-competitive ability trade-offs.
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Like many plants, it plays its part inpatchdynamics.
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Simple modifications to this model can also incorporate forpatchdynamics.
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