Reframing the land‐sparing/land‐sharing debate for biodiversity conservation

C Kremen - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Conservation biologists are devoting an increasing amount of energy to debating whether
land sparing (high‐yielding agriculture on a small land footprint) or land sharing (low …

The contribution of constructed green infrastructure to urban biodiversity: A synthesis and meta‐analysis

A Filazzola, N Shrestha… - Journal of Applied …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The development of buildings and other infrastructure in cities is viewed as a threat to local
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning because natural habitat is replaced. However, there …

Deforestation in Colombian protected areas increased during post-conflict periods

N Clerici, D Armenteras, P Kareiva, R Botero… - Scientific reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Protected areas (PAs) are a foundational and essential strategy for reducing biodiversity
loss. However, many PAs around the world exist on paper only; thus, while logging and …

The theory of ecological communities (MPB-57)

M Vellend - The theory of ecological communities (MPB-57), 2016‏ - degruyter.com
A plethora of different theories, models, and concepts make up the field of community
ecology. Amid this vast body of work, is it possible to build one general theory of ecological …

Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals

MG Betts, C Wolf, M Pfeifer, C Banks-Leite… - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
Habitat loss is the primary driver of biodiversity decline worldwide, but the effects of
fragmentation (the spatial arrangement of remaining habitat) are debated. We tested the …

Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity

L Gibson, TM Lee, LP Koh, BW Brook, TA Gardner… - Nature, 2011‏ - nature.com
Human-driven land-use changes increasingly threaten biodiversity, particularly in tropical
forests where both species diversity and human pressures on natural environments are …

Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes‐eight hypotheses

T Tscharntke, JM Tylianakis, TA Rand… - Biological …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how landscape characteristics affect biodiversity patterns and ecological
processes at local and landscape scales is critical for mitigating effects of global …

EDITOR'S CHOICE: Step** stones are crucial for species' long‐distance dispersal and range expansion through habitat networks

S Saura, Ö Bodin, MJ Fortin - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate and land‐use changes will require species to move large distances following shifts
in their suitable habitats, which will frequently involve traversing intensively human‐modified …

Quantifying land use impacts on biodiversity: combining species–area models and vulnerability indicators

A Chaudhary, F Verones, L De Baan… - … science & technology, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Habitat degradation and subsequent biodiversity damage often take place far from the place
of consumption because of globalization and the increasing level of international trade …

[PDF][PDF] Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice

MG Turner - 2001‏ - lepicolea.wordpress.com
They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …