[HTML][HTML] Forest fragmentation in a forest Biosphere Reserve: Implications for the sustainability of natural habitats and forest management policy in Ethiopia

W Mengist, T Soromessa, GL Feyisa - Resources, Environment and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forest fragmentation is a landscape-level process that comprises forest loss and changes in
spatial patterns. Effective forest conservation programs thus require a comprehensive …

Differences in epiphytic trunk communities in secondary forests and plantations of southern Ecuador

N Fernández-Prado, G Aragón, M Prieto, Á Benítez… - Forestry, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Deforestation is the most important cause of biodiversity loss in tropical ecosystems.
Epiphytic species, lichens and bryophytes, are very sensitive to environmental changes …

Biodiversity conservation in Myanmar's coastal wetlands: Focusing on saltwater crocodile habitats and connectivity

KZ Than, Z Zaw, RC Quan, AC Hughes - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Landscape-level conservation strategies are needed to protect the saltwater crocodile
population and habitats in Myanmar. Identifying the remaining habitats and movement …

Land use planning in the Amazon basin: challenges from resilience thinking

CA Ruiz Agudelo, N Mazzeo, I Díaz, MP Barral… - 2020 - notablesdelaciencia.conicet.gov.ar
Amazonia is under threat. Biodiversity and redundancy loss in the Amazon biome severely
limits the long-term provision of key ecosystem services in diverse spatial scales (local …

Land-use effects on structural and functional composition of benthic and leaf-associated macroinvertebrates in four Andean streams

C Iñiguez-Armijos, H Hampel, L Breuer - Aquatic ecology, 2018 - Springer
The replacement of native forests by pastures takes place widely in the Andes. The effects of
such land-use change on aquatic assemblages are poorly understood. We conducted a …

Elevation‐dependent effects of forest fragmentation on plant–bird interaction networks in the tropical Andes

M Quitián, V Santillán, CI Espinosa, J Homeier… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forests harbor diverse ecological communities of plants and animals that are
organized in complex interaction networks. The diversity and structure of plant–animal …

Local Fractal Connections to Characterize the Spatial Processes of Deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon

A Urgilez-Clavijo, DA Rivas-Tabares, JJ Martín-Sotoca… - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Deforestation by human activities is a common issue in Amazonian countries. This occurs at
different spatial and temporal scales causing primary forest loss and land fragmentation …

The good, the bad, and the ugly of urbanization: response of a bird community in the neotropical Andes

L Ordóñez-Delgado, C Iñiguez-Armijos… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Urbanization constitutes one of the most aggressive drivers of habitat and biodiversity loss
worldwide. However, studies focused on determining the response of local biodiversity to …

Composición florística y estructura de un remanente de bosque seco en la Estación Experimental Zapotepamba, Loja, Ecuador

ZHA Mendoza, MC Valarezo, MD López… - Bosques Latitud …, 2021 - revistas.unl.edu.ec
Los bosques secos del sur del Ecuador son ecosistemas que albergan alta diversidad de
flora y fauna, pero a la vez muy frágiles y presionados por las actividades antrópicas que …

Assessing Forest Cover Distribution, Species Diversity, and Richness of the Buffer Zone for Strategic Forest Management Planning for Nimule National Park, South …

JM Mayele, AL Bongo - Open Journal of Ecology, 2023 - publications.article4sub.com
Natural forest ecosystems play an essential role in the conservation of biodiversity of many
plants and animals by providing them with habitat and suitable environments. Studies have …