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colonization cycle

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (32 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on colonization cycle with 32 nodes and 111 connections. Top connected: Unknown, Lepidoptera, Hydrologic and behavioral constraints on ovipositi, aquatic insects, Ambystoma.

Definition

Theoretical framework suggesting that upstream flight of stream insect adults is necessary to maintain larval populations in upstream reaches that might otherwise be depleted by downstream drift of larvae

Related Terms (1)

colonization cycle hypothesis