Demography as the basis for understanding and predicting range dynamics

• DOI: 10.1111/ecog.01490
• Publication Date: 2014-12-02T07:58:24Z
• Authors: S. Normand; N. E. Zimmermann; F. M. Schurr; H. Lischke
• Keywords: Dynamics

Demographic processes and demographic data are increasingly being included in models of the spatio–temporal dynamics species’ ranges. In this special issue, we explore how integration further conceptual understanding prediction range dynamics. The 12 papers originate from two workshops entitled ‘Advancing concepts species dynamics: disentangling across scales’. combine theoretical empirical evidence for interplay between environmental conditions, interactions, (births, deaths, dispersal), physiology, evolution, they point out promising avenues towards a better