Increasing connectivity is frequently proposed as an effective strategy to address biodiversity
decline within fragmented habitats. Woodland habitats in Great Britain have been …

Initiatives to reduce the reliance of agriculture on pesticides, including the European Union
(EU) Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides (SUD), have yet to lead to …

Population viability can depend on habitat area, habitat quality, the spatial arrangement of
habitats (aggregations and connections) and the properties of the intervening non‐breeding …

Under the background of urban expansion, ecological protection cannot be delayed. The
construction of ecological networks is of considerable significance to ecosystem services …

Conservation planning and biodiversity management require information on landscape
connectivity across a range of spatial scales from individual home ranges to large regions …

With growing levels of human-activity and frequent natural disturbances throughout the
world, it is increasingly important that both research and management efforts take into …

Cost surface (CS) models have emerged as a useful tool to examine the interactions
between landscapes patterns and wildlife at large-scale extents. This approach is …

With habitat loss and fragmentation having become two of the major threats to the viability of
species, the question of how to manage landscapes for species conservation has attracted …

Habitat destruction and fragmentation are known to strongly affect dispersal by altering the
quality of the environment between populations. As a consequence, lower landscape …

The ability of a species to exhibit behavioural plasticity to environmental conditions has
consequences for its success in fragmented landscapes. The roe deer, Capreolus capreolus …