Fig. 6From: Metapopulation viability of an endangered shorebird depends on dispersal and human-created habitats: piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) and prairie rivers a Subpopulation sizes and b carrying capacities for a piping plover metapopulation. The metapopulation was composed of populations on the lower Platte River (HC) and on the Missouri River at Gavins Point Reach (M1F) and Lewis and Clarke Lake (M2). Population trends were simulated for 1000 replicates of 100Â years in the population viability analysis program Vortex Back to article page