Node self-connections and metapopulation persistence: reply to Saura (2018)

Jessica Zamborain-Mason; Garry R Russ; Rene A Abesamis; Abner A Bucol; Sean R Connolly

doi:10.1111/ele.12924

Node self-connections and metapopulation persistence: reply to Saura (2018)

Ecol Lett. 2018 Apr;21(4):605-606. doi: 10.1111/ele.12924. Epub 2018 Feb 19.

Authors

Jessica Zamborain-Mason^{1

2}, Garry R Russ^{1

2}, Rene A Abesamis^{1

3}, Abner A Bucol³, Sean R Connolly^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
² ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
³ Silliman University-Angelo King Centre for Research and Environmental Management, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

PMID: 29460504
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12924

Abstract

Saura () claims that studies using the Probability of Connectivity metric (PC) had already demonstrated the importance of including node self-connections in network metrics. As originally defined and used, PC cannot test the importance of self-connections. However, with key terms redefined, PC could be a useful tool in future work.

Keywords: Conservation planning; habitat area; habitat availability; habitat quality; local retention; metapopulation viability; network metrics; network theory; reserve networks; self-recruitment.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Ecology*
Population Dynamics
Probability*