Five main phases of landscape degradation revealed by a dynamic mesoscale model analysing the splitting, shrinking, and disappearing of habitat patches
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47497-7
Abstract: The ecological consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation have been intensively studied on a broad, landscape-wide scale, but have less been investigated on the finer scale of individual habitat patches, especially when considering dynamic turnovers… read more here.
Keywords: habitat patches; habitat loss; landscape degradation; habitat ... See more keywords
Habitat patches providing south–north connectivity are under-protected in a fragmented landscape
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1010
Abstract: As species’ ranges shift to track climate change, conservationists increasingly recognize the need to consider connectivity when designating protected areas (PAs). In fragmented landscapes, some habitat patches are more important than others in maintaining connectivity,… read more here.
Keywords: protection; habitat; south north; connectivity ... See more keywords
The importance of scattered trees for biodiversity conservation: a global meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12943
Abstract: Summary 1.Scattered trees are thought to be keystone structures for biodiversity in landscapes worldwide. However, such trees have been largely neglected by researchers and their importance for biodiversity remains unclear. 2.We completed a global meta-analysis… read more here.
Keywords: scattered trees; open areas; species richness; abundance ... See more keywords
Incorporating effects of habitat patches into species distribution models
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.14403
Abstract: Species distribution models (SDMs) are algorithms designed to infer the distribution of species using environmental and biotic variables and have become an important tool for ecologists and conservation biologists seeking to understand the implications of… read more here.
Keywords: effects habitat; distribution; distribution models; sdms ... See more keywords
Exploring resource patch occupancy: patch size, but not connectivity, explains the abundance of spider kleptoparasites in golden orb webs
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DOI: 10.1111/jzo.13212
Abstract: The ideal free distribution (IFD) theory predicts that individuals are free to move among habitat patches and distribute among them “ideally,” in order to maximize individual evolutionary fitness. Size and quality of habitat patches then… read more here.
Keywords: golden orb; patch; size; habitat patches ... See more keywords
Colonization of macroalgal deposits by estuarine nematodes through air and potential for rafting inside algal structures
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246723
Abstract: Dispersal is an important life-history trait. In marine meiofauna, and particularly in nematodes, dispersal is generally considered to be mainly passive, i.e. through transport with water currents and bedload transport. Because nematodes have no larval… read more here.
Keywords: macroalgal deposits; transport; deposits estuarine; habitat patches ... See more keywords
Movements of a Specialist Butterfly in Relation to Mowing Management of Its Habitat Patches
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DOI: 10.3390/biology12030344
Abstract: Simple Summary European grasslands and their rich biodiversity have been shaped by humans for centuries through grazing and mowing. While mowing is perceived as good practice for sustaining meadows and conserving butterflies in the long… read more here.
Keywords: dispersal; distance; specialist butterfly; butterfly ... See more keywords