Habitat connectivity in biodiversity conservation: A review of recent studies and applications

CA Correa Ayram, ME Mendoza… - Progress in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of landscape connectivity in conservation has increased considerably since the
early part of the 21st century. While the implications of landscape connectivity are self …

Macrosystems ecology: understanding ecological patterns and processes at continental scales

JB Heffernan, PA Soranno… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Macrosystems ecology is the study of diverse ecological phenomena at the scale of regions
to continents and their interactions with phenomena at other scales. This emerging …

Do geographically isolated wetlands influence landscape functions?

MJ Cohen, IF Creed, L Alexander… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs), those surrounded by uplands, exchange
materials, energy, and organisms with other elements in hydrological and habitat networks …

Connectivity of streams and wetlands to downstream waters: an integrated systems framework

SG Leibowitz, PJ Wigington Jr… - JAWRA Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Interest in connectivity has increased in the aquatic sciences, partly because of its relevance
to the Clean Water Act. This paper has two objectives:(1) provide a framework to understand …

[HTML][HTML] Operationalizing ecological resilience concepts for managing species and ecosystems at risk

JC Chambers, CR Allen, SA Cushman - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
This review provides an overview and integration of the use of resilience concepts to guide
natural resources management actions. We emphasize ecosystems and landscapes and …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the importance of dynamic landscape connectivity

KA Zeller, R Lewison, RJ Fletcher Jr, MG Tulbure… - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
Landscape connectivity is increasingly promoted as a conservation tool to combat the
negative effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change. Given its importance as a …

[HTML][HTML] New concepts, models, and assessments of climate-wise connectivity

ATH Keeley, DD Ackerly, DR Cameron… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Empirical studies and habitat suitability modeling project significant shifts in species
distributions in response to climate change. Because habitat fragmentation can impede …

CMIP5 projected changes in spring and summer drought and wet conditions over North America

S Swain, K Hayhoe - Climate Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
Climate change is expected to alter the mean and variability of future spring and summer
drought and wet conditions during the twenty-first century across North America, as …

[HTML][HTML] Operationalizing resilience and resistance concepts to address invasive grass-fire cycles

JC Chambers, ML Brooks, MJ Germino… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Plant invasions can affect fuel characteristics, fire behavior, and fire regimes resulting in
invasive plant-fire cycles and alternative, self-perpetuating states that can be difficult, if not …

[HTML][HTML] Divergent perspectives on landscape connectivity reveal consistent effects from genes to communities

RJ Fletcher, NS Burrell, BE Reichert, D Vasudev… - Current Landscape …, 2016 - Springer
Landscape connectivity is increasingly emphasized due to its relevance for interpreting
effects of environmental change. Yet substantial uncertainty remains regarding the …