Dispersal and Connectivity in Physical, Seasonal, and Extreme Landscapes

Abstract

Connectivity is a crucial prerequisite for animals to move and disperse, which in turn promotes genetic exchange, facilitates range-shifts, and enables the recolonization of vacant habitats. Preserving and establishing movement corridors that enhance connectivity and facilitate dispersal have therefore become tasks of utmost importance in conservation science. Nevertheless, many of the methods employed to study dispersal and connectivity suffer from important limitations that inhibit a more holistic understanding of landscape connecti Show more