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December 8, 2025EcographyOpen Access

The amount of reachable habitat determines population fate

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KAKarolina ArgoteMSMathieu Santonja

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Landscape-scale experiment shows habitat amount and matrix factors impact population size, suggesting improvements for conservation strategies.

Key Points

  • Population size is significantly affected by the amount of reachable habitat, demonstrating its crucial role in predicting outcomes.
  • Matrix resistance and inter-patch distance were quantified, showing their influence on colonization rates and extinction risks.
  • A landscape-scale experiment was conducted using the microarthropod Folsomia candida to assess habitat fragmentation effects.
  • This research highlights the importance of considering matrix types in conservation to enhance population viability.

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Argote et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693624984fa91c937236c0fahttps://doi.org/10.1002/ecog.08080
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