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    This study introduces a flexible modeling framework to analyze how landscape changes affect population dynamics. Scale-dependent landscape indices accurately predict population variations, challenging previous models.

    Area of Science:

    • Ecology
    • Population Dynamics
    • Landscape Ecology

    Background:

    • Understanding how landscape structure influences population dynamics is crucial for conservation.
    • Previous non-spatial models had limitations in predicting population responses to habitat changes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and test a general modeling framework for investigating landscape structure impacts on population dynamics.
    • To assess the effectiveness of scale-dependent landscape indices in explaining population variations.

    Main Methods:

    • Constructed a framework with a landscape generator, an individual-based spatially explicit population model, and scale-dependent landscape indices.
    • Modeled European brown bear (Ursus arctos) population dynamics with source-sink configuration.
    • Utilized grid-based landscape maps with varying habitat qualities.
    Keywords:
    habitat connectivityheterogeneous landscapespopulation dynamicsscale‐dependent landscape indicessource‐sink dynamicsspatially explicit population models

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    Main Results:

    • Spatially explicit model results contradicted non-spatial models regarding sink habitat addition.
    • Scale-dependent landscape indices explained variations in population dynamics variables (e.g., female home ranges, dispersal distance).
    • Changes in population variables linearly correlated with changes in landscape indices.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed framework successfully integrates source-sink and metapopulation dynamics.
    • The approach provides a robust method for studying species' responses to landscape alterations.
    • The model is adaptable for various species groups.