The effect of map boundary on estimates of landscape resistance to animal movement.

BACKGROUND: Artificial boundaries on a map occur when the map extent does not cover the entire area of study; edges on the map do not exist on the ground. These artificial boundaries might bias the results of animal dispersal models by creating artificial barriers to movement for model organisms whe...

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Main Authors: Erin L Koen, Colin J Garroway, Paul J Wilson, Jeff Bowman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2909918?pdf=render