Summary The Brazilian Atlantic Forest hosts one of the world's most diverse and threatened
tropical forest biota. In many ways, its history of degradation describes the fate experienced …

Agricultural landscapes are mosaics of different land uses. Their vast extent throughout the
world means that they have a key role in the conservation of biodiversity. To provide a sound …

Time-lagged responses of biological variables to landscape modifications are widely
recognized, but rarely considered in ecological studies. In order to test for the existence of …

Landscape metrics are widely used to investigate the spatial structure of landscapes.
Numerous metrics are currently available, yet only little empirical research has …

Summary 1 Studies of landscape change are seldom conducted at scales commensurate
with the processes they purport to investigate. Landscape change is a landscape‐level …

Assessing how much management of agricultural landscapes, in addition to protected areas,
can offset biodiversity erosion in the tropics is a central issue for conservation that still …

Fragmentation of grasslands and forests is considered a major threat to biodiversity. In the
case of plants, the effect of fragmentation or landscape context is still unclear and published …

The decline of biodiversity can occur with a substantial delay following habitat loss,
degradation, and other environmental changes, such as global warming. Considerable time …

Semi-natural habitats are considered as the main source of biodiversity in agricultural
landscapes. Most landscape ecology research has focused on the amount (relative surface) …

Landscape heterogeneity is a major driver of biodiversity in agricultural areas and
represents an important parameter in conservation strategies. However, most landscape …