Persistence in Metapopulations
Single Deme: Year t to (t + 1)
q Annual Extinction Probability
Two Demes: Year t to (t + 1) Time t: Demes a and b Occupation numbers: x a = 1, x b = 1 Both demes extant Annual Extinction Probability = q Demes independent wrt extinction
Two Demes, Annual Extinction Pr = q
Colonization-Extinction Equilibrium
Persistence Text 4.2 Manage Endangered Frog Population 1 Deme, 100 Individuals Pr[Annual Extinction] = q = Demes, 33 Individuals/Deme Pr[Deme, Annual Extinction] = q = 0.5 Greater Annual Persistence?
Persistence