Effect of dispersal at range edges on the structure of species ranges
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A single species population dynamics model is used on a coupled-lattice to determine the effects of dispersal on population sizes at the edge of a range without confounding gradients in environmental conditions. The results have shown that habitat conversion not only decreases the total population by the equivalent of lost carrying capacity but also by jeopardizing populations at the newly formed edge.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2006
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Aerial dispersal of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae): estimating falling speed and dispersal distance of adult females
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Research on the distribution of adult female mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) showed that the seed dispersal model that incorporates wind speed, duration, and vertical eddy effects is a closer match to mite dispersal in greenhouse, wind tunnel and field studies than seed dispersal models that rely on weight.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2001
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Strong indirect interactions of Tarsonemus mites (Acarina: Tarsonemidae) and Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
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The indirect effects of phoretic mites on Dendroctonus frontalis are investigated. The effects of Tarsonemus mites on the proliferation of Ophiostoma minus within newly infested phloem are described.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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