▪ Abstract The literature on effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity is huge. It is also
very diverse, with different authors measuring fragmentation in different ways and, as a …

The initial response of individuals to human‐induced environmental change is often
behavioural. This can improve the performance of individuals under sudden, large‐scale …

Connectivity is a fundamental concept that is widely utilized in spatial ecology. The majority
of connectivity measures used in the recent ecological literature only consider the nearest …

In spite of their relatively small size as a group of insects, dung beetles have attracted an
inordinate amount of scientific interest over the years, starting with the work of the French …

Detailed empirical models predicting both species occurrence and fitness across a
landscape are necessary to understand processes related to population persistence. Failure …

Although habitat loss and fragmentation are widely regarded as major factors contributing to
the decline of many populations, the relative importance of each phenomenon is seldom …

Because human land uses tend to expand over time, forests that share a high proportion of
their borders with anthropogenic uses are at higher risk of further degradation than forests …

From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …

The appearance of the natural disturbance dynamics paradigm in forest ecology has
contributed to a more diversified view of forest dynamics. Disturbances in forests range from …

The role of scale in ecology is widely recognized as being of vital importance for
understanding ecological patterns and processes. The capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) is a …