Table 1 IFM parameter values used to generate the virtual species included in the study
Parameter | Code (meaning) | Parameter value |
|---|---|---|
Dispersal distance | α (inverse of mean dispersal distance) | 0.02 (Lower dispersal ability) |
0.004 | ||
0.001 (Higher dispersal ability) | ||
Colonization efficiency | y (states the steepness of the increase of colonization probability) | 5 (higher colonization efficiency) |
10 | ||
20 (lower colonization efficiency) | ||
Environmental stochasticity | x (describes how quickly extinction risk decreases with increasing patch size) | 1 (fixed value) |
Critical area | A0 (Critical area − area bellow which the populations are extinguished) | 0.05 (10% of MPA) |
0.1 (20% of MPA) | ||
Extinction probability | e (probability of local extinction, given as Ax0, computed for each value of A0, and considering x = 1) | 0.05 |
0.1 |