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colonization cycle

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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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

Publications (1)

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Hydrologic and behavioral constraints on oviposition of stream insects: implications for adult dispersal

2000Oecologiaframework

Related Concepts (5)

dispersal

process1 shared paper

metapopulation structure

theory1 shared paper

oviposition host plant choice

process1 shared paper

insect recruitment

process1 shared paper

hydrological regime

measurement1 shared paper