Demystifying ecological connectivity for actionable spatial conservation planning

M Beger, A Metaxas, AC Balbar, JA McGowan… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Connectivity underpins the persistence of life; it needs to inform biodiversity conservation
decisions. Yet, when prioritising conservation areas and develo** actions, connectivity is …

Ecological and evolutionary consequences of temporal variation in dispersal

JH Peniston, GA Backus, ML Baskett, RJ Fletcher… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of dispersal rates and distances has long been appreciated by ecologists
and evolutionary biologists. An emerging field of research is revealing how temporal …

When bigger isn't better—Implications of large high‐severity wildfire patches for avian diversity and community composition

ZL Steel, AM Fogg, R Burnett, LJ Roberts… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Wildfires increasingly create large high‐severity patches with interior areas far from less
disturbed habitats. We evaluated how these trends impact bird communities by investigating …

Navigating through space and time: A methodological approach to quantify spatiotemporal connectivity using stream flow data as a case study

D Cunillera‐Montcusí… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The growing interest in combining spatial and temporal patterns in nature has been fostered
by the current availability of high‐frequency measurements. However, we still lack a …

[HTML][HTML] Introducing 'riverconn': an R package to assess river connectivity indices

D Baldan, D Cunillera-Montcusí, A Funk… - Environmental Modelling & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fragmentation affects river ecosystems worldwide by dampening the movement and
dispersal of aquatic organisms and material (such as sediment, water, nutrients) across the …

Marine spatial planning for connectivity and conservation through ecological corridors between marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation …

C Podda, EMD Porporato - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) promotes the sustainable human activities development
and uses in the marine space, playing a role in their effective management. The …

Seed banks alter metacommunity diversity: The interactive effects of competition, dispersal and dormancy

NI Wisnoski, LG Shoemaker - Ecology Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal and dormancy are two common strategies allowing for species persistence and
the maintenance of biodiversity in variable environments. However, theory and empirical …

Disentangling spatiotemporal dynamics in metacommunities through a species‐patch network approach

HD Li, M Holyoak, Z ** metacommunity is an
important issue of community ecology. The relative importance of different assembly …

Novel insights to be gained from applying metacommunity theory to long-term, spatially replicated biodiversity data

S Record, NM Voelker, PL Zarnetske… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Global loss of biodiversity and its associated ecosystem services is occurring at an alarming
rate and is predicted to accelerate in the future. Metacommunity theory provides a framework …