▪ Abstract Edge effects have been studied for decades because they are a key component to
understanding how landscape structure influences habitat quality. However, making sense …

Over the past few decades, much research has focussed on the effects of habitat area (ie,
patch size) and edges in fragmented landscapes. We review and synthesize the literature on …

Presence–absence data are used widely in analysis of wildlife–habitat relationships. Failure
to detect a species' presence in an occupied habitat patch is a common sampling problem …

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently
facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures …

Habitat loss and fragmentation processes strongly affect biodiversity conservation in
landscapes undergoing anthropogenic land use changes. Many attempts have been made …

Summary 1 Habitat edges are thought to explain much of the negative effects arising from
habitat fragmentation; however, progress has been limited in extrapolating edge effects to …

Summary 1 Ecological boundaries are a dominant feature of human‐modified landscapes
and have been the subject of numerous empirical studies. Robust statistical methods for …

Residential development is occurring at unprecedented rates in the Rocky Mountain region
of the United States, with unknown ecological consequences. We conducted our research in …

Ecological edges are increasingly recognized as drivers of landscape patterns and
ecosystem processes. In fragmented and patchy landscapes (eg, a fragmented forest or a …

Edge effects are one of the most extensively studied ecological phenomena of the past 100
years. Despite the still-common perception that edge effects are overly complex and …