https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6836 Fri 26 Apr 2024 10:41:20 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6841 Fri 26 Apr 2024 10:40:51 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6845 60 m in length) were sampled. Across the entire geographic range and throughout the year, there were more of both species of limpets in large patches than in small patches. In most regions, there was greater variability in large patches than small patches. Variability within patches in a single region was similar throughout the year, with greater variability of both species in large than in small patches. We found little influence of the mode of development on the response of limpets to patch-size. Our findings highlight the importance of understanding patterns of distribution of species with respect to habitat heterogeneity in linear landscapes, and contradict the idea that organism mobility at an early ontogenetic stage directly affects habitat use.]]> Fri 26 Apr 2024 10:40:23 SAST ]]>