The negative effects of habitat fragmentation operate at the scale of dispersal

RJ Fletcher Jr, BE Reichert, K Holmes - Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss is often considered the greatest near‐term threat to biodiversity. Yet the impact
of habitat fragmentation, or the change in habitat configuration for a given amount of habitat …

Towards a unified framework for connectivity that disentangles movement and mortality in space and time

RJ Fletcher Jr, JA Sefair, C Wang, CL Poli… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting connectivity, or how landscapes alter movement, is essential for understanding
the scope for species persistence with environmental change. Although it is well known that …

Local extinction risk under climate change in a neotropical asymmetrically dispersed epiphyte

MA Acevedo, L Beaudrot… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term fate of populations experiencing disequilibrium conditions with their
environment will ultimately depend on how local colonization and extinction dynamics …

Incorporating symmetrical and asymmetrical dispersal into Ecological Niche Models in freshwater environments

MR Parreira, G Tessarolo, JC Nabout - Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Aim Ecological niche models (ENMs) are based mainly on environmental (mostly climatic)
and occurrence data to predict the potential distribution of species. In freshwater habitats …

Multi-species ecological network based on asymmetric movement: Application in an urban rural fringe

M Wang, X You, S Zhao - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025 - Elsevier
Ecological network (EN) is a popular approach for biodiversity conservation, which aims to
facilitate animal movement between habitats. However, asymmetric movement caused by …

Causes and consequences of avian within-season dispersal decisions in a dynamic grassland environment

EJ Williams, WA Boyle - Animal Behaviour, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Grassland sparrows dispersed frequently between breeding attempts in the same
season.•Dispersal was common after nest failure but was not affected by parasitism.•Second …

Validating network connectivity with observed movement in experimental landscapes undergoing habitat destruction

C Poli, J Hightower, RJ Fletcher Jr - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Maintaining the ability of organisms to move between suitable patches of habitat despite
ongoing habitat loss is essential to conserving biodiversity. Quantifying connectivity has …

[HTML][HTML] Travelling away from home? Joining global change and recovery scenarios to anticipate the marine distribution of diadromous fish

A Charbonnel, G Lassalle, P Lambert, E Quinton… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Species Distribution Models (SDM) are useful tools providing results that can be
extrapolated to anticipate species range shifts, under climate change scenarios. SDM …

Unravelling arthropod movement in natural landscapes: Small‐scale effects of body size and weather conditions

G Logghe, C Taelman, F Van Hecke… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Arthropod movement has been noticeably understudied compared to vertebrates. A crucial
knowledge gap pertains to the factors influencing arthropod movement at habitat …

Incorporating abiotic controls on animal movements in metacommunities

AM McLeod, SJ Leroux - Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Local dynamics are influenced by regional processes. Meta‐ecology, or the study of spatial
flows of energy, materials, and species between local systems, is becoming increasingly …