中文摘要：

空间生态学 (SpatialEcology)近来引起了生态学界的广泛注目。集合种群 (又译作异质种群 )生态学的理论和方法是它的重要组成内容。有关的文章在近二三年急剧增加。本文试图通过Hanski等人对网蛱蝶的研究 ,了解其所采用的研究途径 ,得到了什么样的数据 ,如何进行分析 ,最后得到了什么结果 ,并结合我们对网蛱蝶进行研究的一些体会 ,试图分析集合种群的理论和方法的实际内涵、特色及应用前景

英文摘要：

Spatial ecology has recently attracted more and more interest from a wide range of ecologists. The theory and methodology of metapopulation ecology is an important part in this field, with which a dramatic increase of publications has dealed in the recent two to three years. Several important monographs were also published. The case studies on the Glanville fritillary butterfly ( Melitaea cinxia L.) by Hanski et al., has been reviewed and combined with our own experience. By understanding the approac...