Environmental
Thresholds of connectivity refer to the points at which ecological change creates dramatic results. For example, previously integral, continuous landscapes can become fragmented (Monkkonen & Reunanen 1999). The shifts in ecological processes can be dramatic and disastrous especially in certain areas. Nagelkerken (2009) refers specifically to the thresholds of connectivity in tropical coastal ecosystems: including but not limited to wetlands.
There are numerous types of ecological processes that are affected potentially by thresholds of connectivity. According to Monkkonen & Reunanen (1999), connectivity is defined in terms of specific species-to-species relationships. For instance, a foraging animal will respond directly to changes in the flora distributed in its landscape. Changes may promote species migration or local extinctions. The manager of a wildlife area, forest, or park should be well aware of the thresholds of habitat connectivity in order to predict the effects on the animal populations. Distribution of species is another factor that is directly related to thresholds of connectivity. An increase in habitat fragmentation that results from ecological change will impact animal populations. Because regional planners also contend with park boundaries and other artificial constructions that mean little to animal species, the impact of diminished connectivity on human populations cannot be underestimated.
Percolation theory...
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" (Doukas, Maglogiannis and Kormentzas, 2006) The following illustration shows the evaluation Platform Architecture. Figure 3 The Evaluation Platform Architecture Doukas, Maglogiannis and Kormentzas (2006) state that the patient state vital signs are monitored through a PDA device attached to the patient and transmitted to a computer for evaluation through wireless access or Bluetooth. Additionally the patient site is monitored through use of a camera. The software that has been developed is used
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