The metapopulation framework considers that the spatiotemporal distribution of organisms
results from a balance between the colonization and extinction of populations in a suitable …

Background and aims–The niche theory has become one of the fundamental theories to
explain species coexistence. In the present study, the relationships between …

Classical metapopulation models do not account for temporal changes in the suitability of
habitat patches. In reality, however, the carrying capacity of most habitat types is not …

The formation and maintenance mechanism of biodiversity is a key research topic in
community ecology. Establishing a model that can be used to explain and predict the …

Questions Niche differentiation is widely accepted as a key mechanism important for species
coexistence. Seed germination and seedling survival were recognized as important …

Environmental filtering is an important community assembly process influencing species
distributions. Contrasting species abundance patterns along environmental gradients are …

Analyzing population dynamics in changing habitats is a prerequisite for population
dynamics forecasting. The recent development of metapopulation modeling allows the …

Knowledge of the relationship between species traits and species distribution in fragmented
landscapes is important for understanding current distribution patterns and as background …

We investigate how perturbations that induce mortality transform original spatial patterns in
plant communities into binary spatial patterns of survivors and perished individuals. By …

Although verbal theories of speciation consider landscape changes, ecological speciation is
usually modelled in a fixed geographical arrangement. Yet landscape changes occur, at …