Patch dynamic theory rests on unverified assumptions about population equivalence

Evidence

Spatial hetero­ geneity and temporal variation in environment, and therefore selection, patch per­ sistence, rates of new recolonization, and rates of population growth, all need to be considered in some detail before one can trust such intuitive generalities. As Felsenstein (1976) put it, one makes death-defying leaps of faith in making numerous theoretical assumptions about equivalence of various population structures and of different migration characteristics. — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1821

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Disturbance patches in a perennial matrix differ functionally from total removal. — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 561; Within-patch population dynamics partly result from sorting of genotypes over time — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1639; Patch environment evolutionary theory cannot yet yield simple general predictions — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1829 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Patch environment evolutionary theory cannot yet yield simple general predictions #expands (0.75) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1829
• Landscapes can reach steady state when patch birth and death rates balance #qualifies (0.75) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 2270
• Population is a chaotic category that must be broken into internal relations of difference #complicates (0.72)
• Sub-replacement fertility shrinks populations geometrically, not linearly #exemplifies (0.70)
• Replicated divergent selection populations rule out chance in evolution experiments #contradicts (0.70) — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 293