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Matrix
Landscape structure
The surrounding or predominant landscape element within which patches and corridors are embedded. The matrix should not be assumed to be ecologically passive: its characteristics can generate ecological drivers, impose filters, and influence organisms, flows, and processes within and among embedded landscape elements.
Forman, R. T. T., & Godron, M. (1986). Landscape Ecology. John Wiley & Sons. Prevedello, J. A., & Vieira, M. V. (2010). Does the type of matrix matter? A quantitative review of the evidence. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 1205–1223.
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