Metapopulation Ecology

Metapopulation ecology is a branch of population ecology that analyzes the persistence of species in fragmented habitats by examining the dynamics of local colonization and extinction among spatially-separated populations connected through dispersal.

2K

Publications

168.3K

Citations

4.8K

Authors

1.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

328

Authors

4.8K

  1. CD
    Chris D. Thomas

    University of York, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 2.6K citations

    21

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  2. IH
    Ilkka Hanski

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    22 publications · 4.7K citations

    21

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  3. HP
    Hugh P. Possingham

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    17 publications · 905 citations

    16

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  4. IH
    Ilkka Hanski

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    15 publications · 8.1K citations

    15

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  5. OO
    Otso Ovaskainen

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    14 publications · 2.7K citations

    14

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1–5 of 4.8K

Venues

  1. Ecology

    118 publications · 14.6K citations

    59

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  2. Oikos

    84 publications · 7.6K citations

    46

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  3. The American Naturalist

    AN · 69 publications · 7.9K citations

    43

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  4. Journal of Animal Ecology

    57 publications · 7.2K citations

    39

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  5. Biological Conservation

    55 publications · 4.8K citations

    36

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See also

Metapopulation Ecology

Core Models

Persistence Factors

Dispersal Processes

Habitat Structure

Conservation Uses