As the Anthropocene proceeds, the matrix in which remaining habitats are embedded is an
increasingly dominant component of altered landscapes. The matrix appears to have …

Context Connectivity between habitat patches is a recognized conservation action to
conserve biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Resistance surfaces, a spatial …

Balancing the competing, and often conflicting, needs of people and wildlife in shared
landscapes is a major challenge for conservation science and policy worldwide …

Maintaining or restoring connectivity among wildlife populations is a primary strategy to
overcome the negative impacts of habitat fragmentation. Yet, current connectivity planning …

Habitat fragmentation is one of the key drivers of global biodiversity loss. In this context,
connectivity modelling is increasingly important for effective conservation. Most previous …

Context The rapid urban expansion in southern coastal regions of China can endanger the
quality and connectivity of bird habits and thus challenge our capacity for protecting bird …

Context Dispersal typically consists of three components—departure, transience and
settlement—each of which can be influenced by the landscape. A fundamental aspect of …

Connectivity is a central concept in ecology, wildlife management, and conservation
science. Understanding the role of connectivity in determining species persistence is …

Niche modeling is typically used to assess the effects of anthropogenic land use and climate
change on species distributions and to inform spatial conservation planning. These models …

Governments around the world have acknowledged that urgent action is needed to
conserve and restore ecological connectivity to help reverse the decline of biodiversity. In …