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Distribution of Subpopulations

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This chapter deals with the distribution of local populations or subpopulations. A subpopulation is composed by aggregations and societies and is a component or unit of spatially structured or patchy populations. It is largely characterised by its connection with other subpopulations through dispersal. Other properties of subpopulations are extinction rate and birth/death rates, depending on modelling approaches.

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    Marcelo Hernán Cassini

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Cassini, M.H. (2013). Distribution of Subpopulations. In: Distribution Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6415-0_5

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