The field of habitat ecology has been muddled by imprecise terminology regarding what
constitutes habitat, and how importance is measured through use, selection, avoidance and …

In this review, we discuss the value of hedgerows as bird habitat in lowland-farming
landscapes to provide a background against which decisions concerning hedgerow …

The concept of the ecological trap, a low‐quality habitat that animals prefer over other
available habitats of higher quality, has appeared in the ecological literature irregularly for …

Forest fragmentation, the disruption in the continuity of forest habitat, is hypothesized to be a
major cause of population decline for some species of forest birds because fragmentation …

Ecological processes near habitat edges often differ from processes away from edges. Yet,
the generality of “edge effects” has been hotly debated because results vary tremendously …

Although habitat loss, fragmentation, and invasive species collectively pose the greatest
threats to biodiversity, little theoretical or empirical research has addressed the effects of …

I studied 787 female and 510 male Prothonotary Warblers (Protonotaria citrea) breeding in
southern Illinois, USA, from 1994 to 2000 to test two competing hypotheses that may explain …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been proposed as one way to reduce the problems of
overfishing and to respond to uncertainty in fisheries management. Many fisheries, including …

Habitat loss and fragmentation affect forest birds through direct loss of breeding habitats,
detrimental edge effects such as increased nest predation and brood parasitism, and …

Most species occupy both high‐and low‐quality habitats throughout their ranges. As habitats
become modified through anthropogenic change, low‐quality habitat may become a more …