Metacommunity organisation, spatial extent and dispersal in aquatic systems: patterns, processes and prospects

J Heino, AS Melo, T Siqueira, J Soininen… - Freshwater …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metacommunity ecology addresses the situation where sets of local communities are
connected by the dispersal of a number of potentially interacting species. Aquatic systems …

Network science of biological systems at different scales: A review

M Gosak, R Markovič, J Dolenšek, MS Rupnik… - Physics of life …, 2018 - Elsevier
Network science is today established as a backbone for description of structure and function
of various physical, chemical, biological, technological, and social systems. Here we review …

Habitat connectivity in biodiversity conservation: A review of recent studies and applications

CA Correa Ayram, ME Mendoza… - Progress in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of landscape connectivity in conservation has increased considerably since the
early part of the 21st century. While the implications of landscape connectivity are self …

Spatiotemporal changes and driving forces of ecosystem vulnerability in the Yangtze River Basin, China: Quantification using habitat-structure-function framework

Z Pan, G Gao, B Fu - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Ecosystem vulnerability is the degree to which an ecosystem is susceptible to adverse
effects of external disturbances. Exploring the pattern of ecosystem vulnerability and its …

Coupled relationships between landscape pattern and ecosystem health in response to urbanization

T Gu, T Luo, Z Ying, X Wu, Z Wang, G Zhang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has highlighted ecological problems in the metropolitan area, with
increasing landscape fragmentation and severe threats to ecosystem health (EH). Studying …

Integrating morphological spatial pattern analysis and the minimal cumulative resistance model to optimize urban ecological networks: A case study in Shenzhen City …

YY Li, YZ Zhang, ZY Jiang, CX Guo, MY Zhao… - Ecological …, 2021 - Springer
Background With the increasing fragmentation of landscape induced by rapid urbanization,
the construction of ecological networks is of great significance to alleviate the degradation of …

Implementation of multispecies ecological networks at the regional scale: Analysis and multi-temporal assessment

G Modica, S Praticò, L Laudari, A Ledda… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Today, major landscape changes affect ecological connectivity exerting adverse effects on
ecosystems. Connectivity is a critical element of landscape structure and supports …

Evolution of dispersal strategies and dispersal syndromes in fragmented landscapes

J Cote, E Bestion, S Jacob, J Travis, D Legrand… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat fragmentation, an important element of current global change, has profound
repercussions on population and species extinction. Landscape fragmentation reduces …

The use of tree-related microhabitats as forest biodiversity indicators and to guide integrated forest management

T Asbeck, J Großmann, Y Paillet, N Winiger… - Current Forestry …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The concept of tree-related microhabitats (TreMs) is an
approach to assess and manage multi-taxon species richness in forest ecosystems. Owing …

Estimating landscape resistance from habitat suitability: effects of data source and nonlinearities

ATH Keeley, P Beier, JW Gagnon - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Context Conservation corridors must facilitate long-distance dispersal movements to
promote gene flow, prevent inbreeding, and allow animals to shift ranges with climate …