Abstract Purpose of Review Corridors are widely considered as a strategy to mitigate effects
of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity. There are, however, lingering concerns about …

Habitat loss fragments metacommunities, altering the movement of species between
previously connected habitat patches. The consequences of habitat loss for ecosystem …

Habitat fragmentation, an important element of current global change, has profound
repercussions on population and species extinction. Landscape fragmentation reduces …

For a half century, habitat configuration–the arrangement of habitat patches within a
landscape–has been central to theories of landscape ecology, population dynamics, and …

Humans have altered large areas of the Earth surface. By the beginning of the 21st century,
75% of the Earth ice-free land had been modified by humans in some degree (Watson et al …

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 …

Context The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) has been a
central topic in ecology for more than 20 years. While experimental and theoretical studies …

Amount of semi‐natural habitats (permanent grasslands, woodlands and hedgerows) and
their level of fragmentation are among the main determinants of wild bee diversity in …

Maintaining connectivity among remaining natural areas has become increasingly important
to ameliorate the negative effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on wildlife populations …

Decades of research indicate that while native habitat loss often drives biodiversity loss and
biotic homogenization, there are frequent exceptions. Relying on a multi-level landscape …