Multi-species genetic connectivity in a terrestrial habitat network.
Robby R MarrotteJeff BowmanMichael G C BrownChad CordesKimberley Y MorrisMelanie B PrenticePaul J WilsonPublished in: Movement ecology (2017)
Overall, our study appears to provide support for the hypothesis that landscape pattern is important when habitat amount is low. We also conclude that while current density is proportional to the probability of movement per unit area, this does not imply increased gene flow, since high current density tends to be a result of neighbouring pixels with high cost of movement (e.g., low habitat amount). In other words, pinch points with high current density appear to constrict gene flow.