Skeptics have questioned the empirical evidence that corridors provide landscape
connectivity. Some also have suggested dangers of corridors. We reviewed published …

Non‐native plant species are common along roadsides, but presence does not necessarily
indicate spread along the road axis. Roadsides may serve merely as habitat for a species …

This paper examines the usage and measurement of “landscape connectivity” in 33 recent
studies. Connectivity is defined as the degree to which a landscape facilitates or impedes …

The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife
management and conservation. Habitat" corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

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 …

Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical
experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with …

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 …

The concept of habitat fragmentation is limited in its ability to describe the range of possible
landscape configurations created by a variety of disturbances. This limitation is especially …

Many species of birds that depend on grassland or savanna habitats have shown
substantial overall population declines in North America. To understand the causes of these …