Knowing how species respond to fire regimes is essential for ecologically sustainable
management. This axiom raises two important questions:(1) what knowledge is the most …

For this article, I reviewed empirical studies finding significant ecological responses to
habitat fragmentation per se—in other words, significant responses to fragmentation …

Habitat loss is a primary threat to biodiversity across the planet, yet contentious debate has
ensued on the importance of habitat fragmentation 'per se'(ie, altered spatial configuration of …

Biodiversity faces many threats and these can interact to produce outcomes that may not be
predicted by considering their effects in isolation. Habitat loss and fragmentation (hereafter …

It has been increasingly recognized that the type of matrix surrounding habitat patches can
affect biodiversity in landscapes, but there were only qualitative reviews of the subject …

Confronted with increasing anthropogenic change, conservation in the 21st century requires
a sound understanding of how ecological systems change during disturbance. We highlight …

Broad-scale destruction and fragmentation of native vegetation is a highly visible result of
human land-use throughout the world (Chapter 4). From the Atlantic Forests of South …

Human land use has modified the structure and function of terrestrial landscapes throughout
much of the world, with crop** and livestock grazing the major drivers of landscape …

Estimating the relative importance of habitat loss and fragmentation is necessary to estimate
the potential benefits of specific management actions and to ensure that limited conservation …

It is important to understand the relative effects of landscape habitat loss, habitat
fragmentation, and matrix quality on biodiversity, so that potential management options can …