Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of global species loss.
Their effects may be understood by focusing on:(1) individual species and the processes …

In tropical regions, the extent of agricultural land is rapidly increasing at the expense of
natural forest with associated losses of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Agroforestry …

Although habitat loss is the predominant factor leading to biodiversity loss in the
Anthropocene,, exactly how this loss manifests—and at which scales—remains a central …

Ecological systems are vulnerable to irreversible change when key system properties are
pushed over thresholds, resulting in the loss of resilience and the precipitation of a regime …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Recent global assessments have shown the limited coverage of protected areas across
tropical biotas, fuelling a growing interest in the potential conservation services provided by …

It has been increasingly recognized that the type of matrix surrounding habitat patches can
affect biodiversity in landscapes, but there were only qualitative reviews of the subject …

Using the abundance and distribution of small mammals at 26 sites in an Atlantic forest
landscape, we investigated how species abundance and alpha and beta diversity are …

Habitat loss is the dominant threat to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in terrestrial
environments. In this study, we used an a priori classification of bird species based on their …

Habitat fragmentation and land conversion by humans for agricultural purposes are constant
threats to conservation of biodiversity in the Cerrado biome. These landscapes dominated …