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Metapopulation Conservation

Metapopulation Conservation is a conservation strategy that belongs to the broader category of species conservation approaches, specifically targeting the preservation and management of spatially separated but ecologically interconnected subpopulations to maintain genetic diversity, demographic stability, and long-term species persistence across fragmented habitats.

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Local dispersal promotes biodiversity in a real-life game of rock–paper–scissors

Benjamin Kerr, Margaret A. Riley, Marcus W. Feldman et al. · Nature · 2002 · 1.7K citations

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Conservation Biology. An Evolutionary-Ecological Perspective.

J. L. Cloudsley‐Thompson, Michael E. Soulé, Bruce A. Wilcox · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1981 · 1.6K citations

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Viable populations for conservation

Biological Conservation · 1988 · 1.4K citations

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Relative Effects of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation on Population Extinction

Lenore Fahrig · Journal of Wildlife Management · 1997 · 1.1K citations

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Conservation Strategy: The Effects of Fragmentation on Extinction

Bruce A. Wilcox, Dennis D. Murphy · The American Naturalist · 1985 · 993 citations

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  1. HP
    Hugh P. Possingham

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    15 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. DB
    David B. Lindenmayer

    Australian National University, Australia

    6 publications · 585 citations

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  3. IH
    Ilkka Hanski

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    6 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. RJ
    Robert J. Wilson

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 264 citations

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  5. HR
    H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya

    Stony Brook University, United States

    5 publications · 885 citations

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Institutions

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  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    16 h-index

    42 publications

    4.6K citations

  2. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    16 h-index

    35 publications

    3.2K citations

  3. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    515 citations

  5. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

    Leipzig, Germany

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1K citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    659 citations

  8. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    526 citations

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  1. Biological Conservation

    52 publications · 4.3K citations

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  2. Conservation Biology

    21 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Ecological Applications

    14 publications · 978 citations

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  4. Ecological Modelling

    14 publications · 691 citations

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  5. Animal Conservation

    11 publications · 383 citations

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