Seasonality, density dependence, and spatial population synchrony.

ABSTRACT: Studies of spatial population synchrony constitute a central approach for understanding the drivers of ecological dynamics. Recently, identifying the ecological impacts of climate change has emerged as a new important focus in population synchrony studies. However, while it is well known that climatic seasonality and sequential density dependence influences local population dynamics, the role of season-specific density dependence in shaping large-scale population synchrony has not received attention. Here, we present a widely applicable analytical protocol that allows us to account for both season and geographic context-specific density dependence to better elucidate the relative roles of deterministic and stochastic sources of population synchrony, including the renowned Moran effect. We

SUBMITTER: Nicolau PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9907122 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature