What Is Metapopulation Theory

Metapopulation theory states that a large population consisting of a single species is most stable over a large area when it is divided up into smaller subpopulations.

What was the example of metapopulation theory?

Metapopulation is a population in which individuals are spatially distributed in a habitat in two or more subpopulations. Populations of butterflies and coral-reef fishes are good examples of metapopulation .

What is a classical metapopulation theory?

Classical metapopulation (CM) theory considers that species persistence in the landscape depends on a turnover of extinction-(re)colonisation of suitable habitat patches at each generation. Therefore, metapopulation dynamics are approximated by binary changes in the state of individual patches.