Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of global species loss.
Their effects may be understood by focusing on:(1) individual species and the processes …

We reviewed literature describing the potential for freshwater anthropogenic waterbodies to
act as refuges from disturbance. We identified research related to the refuge potential of a …

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 …

There is increasing empirical evidence that the quality of habitat patches (determined by
either habitat degradation or natural heterogeneity in the quality of habitat) plays an …

Many wetlands harbour highly diverse biological communities and provide extensive
ecosystem services; however, these important ecological features are being altered …

Urbanisation is increasing and it is essential to integrate biodiversity into the spatial
planning of urban areas. This requires deeper understanding of biodiversity patterns in …

Evaluating fine‐scale population structure of multiple species in the same landscape
increases our ability to identify common patterns as well as discern ecological differences …

Urbanization has been cited as an important factor in worldwide amphibian declines, and
although recent work has illustrated the important influence of broad‐scale ecological …

Descriptions of amphibian habitat, both aquatic and terrestrial, often include plants as
characteristics but seldom is it understood whether and how those plants affect amphibian …

Biodiversity conservation does predominantly focus on protected natural areas, but has to
consider also the usually Human-dominated matrix in which these natural areas are …