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| The spatial distribution of individuals within a population. |
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| Seasonal movements typically involving two-way movement along the same route. |
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| Outward movement of individuals away from their established area of activity. |
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| An individual coming into a population. |
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| An individual leaving a population |
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| The study of structure, function, and landscapes. |
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| A heterogenous area composed of interacting habitats or ecosystems. |
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| Three interlaced ways in which habitat can be altered. |
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| Loss, degraded, fragmentation. |
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| A reduction in the area of remaining habitat. |
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| The separation of one continuous habitat into smaller more isolated components. |
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| A reduction in the ability of an area of habitat to provide for the needs of the species/communities/ecosystems. |
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| An area of habitat within a landscape that differs from other surrounding areas. |
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| A change in the biotic or abiotic structure of habitat due to proximity to the edge or patch. |
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| A relatively narrow strip of suitable habitat connecting two or more otherwise isolated patches. |
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