Graph theory in ecological network analysis: A systematic review for connectivity assessment

R Hashemi, H Darabi, M Hashemi, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Graph theory (GT) has become an indispensable tool for exploring environmental
interconnections and elucidating ecological relationships. The integration of GT with …

Advances and challenges in ecological connectivity science

AR Liczner, R Pither, JR Bennett… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Maintaining and restoring ecological connectivity will be key in hel** to prevent and
reverse the loss of biodiversity. Fortunately, a growing body of research conducted over the …

Spatial conservation planning: Proposing clustering methods to improve connectivity protection

N Nagkoulis, M Papazekou… - Methods in Ecology …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial conservation prioritization is traditionally focusing on ensuring the representation of
species populations and habitats within protected areas. Recently there has been an …

Climate and habitat type interact to influence contemporary dispersal potential in Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)

LL Sullivan, ZM Portlas, KM Jaeger… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding dispersal potential, or the probability a species will move a given distance,
under different environmental conditions is essential to predicting species' ability to move …

Influence of natal habitat preference on habitat selection during extra‐home range movements in a large ungulate

ND Hooven, MT Springer, CK Nielsen… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natal habitat preference induction (NHPI) occurs when animals exhibit a preference for new
habitat that is similar to that which they experienced in their natal environment, potentially …

The contribution of nearshore oceanography to temporal variation in larval dispersal

KA Catalano, EJ Drenkard, EN Curchitser… - Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Patterns of population connectivity shape ecological and evolutionary phenomena from
population persistence to local adaptation and can inform conservation strategy …

Using theoretical models to explore dispersal variation and fragmentation in urban environments

AJ Gorton, AK Shaw - Population Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cities are fundamentally changing the environment that plants inhabit, most notably through
habitat fragmentation. Urban plant habitat patches are separated by impervious surfaces like …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat fragmentation increases the risk of local extinction of small reptiles: A case study on Phrynocephalus przewalskii

C Yang, Y Qi, J Guo, L Peng, N **ong, W Zhang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Habitat fragmentation represents a multifaceted global conservation threat, exerting both
direct and indirect effects on individual animals and communities. Reptiles, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Selection of movement rules to simulate species dispersal in a mosaic landscape model

S Gold, S Croft, R Budgey, J Aegerter - Ecological Complexity, 2024 - Elsevier
Dispersal is an ecological process central to population dynamics, describing one of the
most important movement behaviours between populations and across landscapes. In …

Integrating dispersal, breeding and abundance data with graph theory for the characterization and management of functional connectivity in amphibian pondscapes

I Reyes-Moya, G Sánchez-Montes… - Landscape Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Context Robust assessment of functional connectivity in amphibian population networks is
essential to address their global decline. The potential of graph theory to characterize …