Context Understanding the ecology and sustainability of the Inner Mongolian Grassland is
crucial for improving land management policies in the Mongolian Plateau and beyond …

Evaluating the impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation is essential for biodiversity
conservation. However, an understanding of how habitat loss and fragmentation interact and …

Habitat fragmentation is a primary cause of biodiversity loss. As an essential part of the
ecosystem, soil microorganisms participate in a series of ecosystem processes. However …

Desertification is a major obstacle to global sustainable development, and effective
monitoring and an understanding of its driving factors are important for prevention and …

Exploring the spatial–temporal heterogeneity of landscape fragmentation contributes to
realizing the dynamic evolution of the landscape pattern and understanding the impacts of …

Landscape patterns are important drivers of biodiversity. Owing to differences in vegetation
types, sampling methods, diversity measures, spatial scales, and landscape levels, the …

To stop the ongoing decline of farmland biodiversity there are increasing claims for a
paradigm shift in agriculture, namely from conserving and restoring farmland biodiversity at …

Aim The small‐island effect (SIE), as an exception to the species–area relationship, has
received much attention in true island systems. However, the prevalence and related …

In the past two decades, the agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China has experienced
dramatic habitat loss and fragmentation, and patches of remaining grassland have formed …

A rural landscape is the result of the interaction among natural elements and human
activities which takes place in time and space. It represents a non-renewable resource that …