 ##  [Metapopulation](/metapopulation) 

  ##  [Metapopulation](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/metapopulation-0) 

  
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Definition

A metapopulation is a set of spatially separated local populations (patches) of the same species connected by dispersal, where local extinctions and recolonizations determine regional persistence dynamics.