Species distribution

A species range map represents the region where individuals of a species can be found. This is a range map of Juniperus communis, the common juniper.

Species distribution, or species dispersion,[1] is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged.[2] The geographic limits of a particular taxon's distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map. Patterns of distribution change depending on the scale at which they are viewed, from the arrangement of individuals within a small family unit, to patterns within a population, or the distribution of the entire species as a whole (range). Species distribution is not to be confused with dispersal, which is the movement of individuals away from their region of origin or from a population center of high density.

  1. ^ "Population size, density, & dispersal (article)". Khan Academy. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  2. ^ Turner, Will (2006-08-16). "Interactions Among Spatial Scales Constrain Species Distributions in Fragmented Urban Landscapes". Ecology and Society. 11 (2). doi:10.5751/ES-01742-110206. ISSN 1708-3087.