Sentence examples for edge of a distribution from inspiring English sources

On the edge of a distribution range suitable habitat patches are likely to be more isolated than in the core of the range.

We suggest that one important determinant of density-distribution relationships is the geographical location of the study: on the edge of a distribution range, suitable habitat patches are likely to be more isolated than in the core of the range.

For populations on the edge of a species' distribution (Davis and Shaw 2001) or exposed to selection pressures atypical of the species as a whole, local is more likely to be best.

Thus, our data do not support the alternative scenario that suggests lower genetic diversity in populations at the edge of a species' distribution compared to that in the centre [ 26, 27].

From earlier work, it is known that mortality because of low colonization success in unsuitable habitat at the edge of a population's distribution is a mechanism of range border formation (Holt and Keitt 2000).

Moreover, there is some debate about the origin and taxonomy of stands of A. pendula found in the Hunter region of New South Wales (Bell et al., 2007), the extreme eastern range edge of its distribution and a notable anomaly for this species, given its predominate semiarid/arid distribution in four Australian states.

A lesser-known and more subtle consequence of climate change is that local colonies at the southern edge of a North American species' distribution (i.e., the hottest location where they exist) may become locally extinct as temperatures rise.

We developed habitat-occupancy models combining scales from nest-site to landscape for a key population at the northwestern edge of the distribution of the globally endangered Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).

In Thymelaea hirsuta, thrips has been suggested to be an important pollinator in the northern edge of its distribution range, while wind pollination has been reported for non-marginal populations (Cornara et al., 2005).

We examined the effects of these sylvopastoral management systems on habitat use and reproduction of the middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), a forest specialist bird, at the south-western edge of its distribution range.

Each CTV was automatically expanded to generate the corresponding planning target volume (PTV) with an isotropic 3 mm margin while assuring the edge of the distribution was at least 2 mm from skin.