Between‐patch natal dispersal declines with increasing natal patch size and distance to other patches in the endangered Southern Dunlin Calidris alpina schinzii

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: Pakanen, Veli‐Matti, Koivula, Kari, Flodin, Lars‐Åke, Grissot, Antoine, Hagstedt, Robin, Larsson, Mikael, Pauliny, Angela, Rönkä, Nelli, Blomqvist, Donald
• Other Authors: Suomen Akatemia, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Emil Aaltosen Säätiö, Koneen Säätiö, Stiftelsen Oscar och Lili Lamms Minne, Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning, Stiftelsen Lars Hiertas Minne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Stepping Stones; Calidris alpina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12463; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fibi.12463; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ibi.12463

Natal dispersal has profound consequences for populations through the movement of individuals and genes. Habitat fragmentation reduces structural connectivity by decreasing patch size and increasing isolation, but understanding of how this impacts dispersal and the functional connectivity of landsca...