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We consider a spatially explicit metapopulation model with interaction among the two nearest neighbors to relate, with a simple mathematical expression, chaos in the local, uncoupled, populations, the degree of interaction among patches, size of the metapopulation, and the stability of the synchronized attractor. Since synchronism is strongly correlated with extinction, our results can provide useful information on factors leading to population extinction.
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Silva, J.A.L., De Castro, M.L. & Justo, D.A.R. Synchronism in a metapopulation model. Bull. Math. Biol. 62, 337–349 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1006/bulm.1999.0157
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