Plant species richness directly reflects spatial heterogeneity in an ecosystem.

The effects of spatial heterogeneity and mites species' searching ability on predator and prey population dynamics were tested here.

In short, these questions seek to understand the effect of spatial heterogeneity on the population system.

He believed instead that spatial heterogeneity and its differing effects on the species' dispersal ability could create a moving refuge for the prey population.

To prevent extinction of the mites, Huffaker introduced spatial heterogeneity in several ways.

There is a high degree of spatial and temporal heterogeneity at all scales (microhabitats).

The possibility of spatial heterogeneity suggests that the estimated degree of autocorrelation may vary significantly across geographic space.

This allows assessment of the spatial heterogeneity in the estimated relationships between the independent and dependent variables.

For example, spatial heterogeneity is maintained, which means there will always be pockets of plants not found by herbivores.

A landscape with structure and pattern implies that it has spatial heterogeneity, or the uneven distribution of objects across the landscape.