[HTML][HTML] Connectivity metrics for conservation planning and monitoring

ATH Keeley, P Beier, JS Jenness - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Conservation plans increasingly include goals to maintain a connected network. For
example, planners might design a linkage between two conserved areas, or the parties to …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Reconsidering the efficiency of grazing exclusion using fences on the Tibetan Plateau

J Sun, M Liu, B Fu, D Kemp, W Zhao, G Liu, G Han… - Science Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Grazing exclusion using fences is a key policy being applied by the Chinese government to
rehabilitate degraded grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and elsewhere. However …

EDITOR'S CHOICE: Step** stones are crucial for species' long‐distance dispersal and range expansion through habitat networks

S Saura, Ö Bodin, MJ Fortin - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Climate and land‐use changes will require species to move large distances following shifts
in their suitable habitats, which will frequently involve traversing intensively human‐modified …

[HTML][HTML] Protected area connectivity: Shortfalls in global targets and country-level priorities

S Saura, B Bertzky, L Bastin, L Battistella… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Connectivity of protected areas (PAs) is crucial for meeting their conservation goals. We
provide the first global evaluation of countries' progress towards Aichi Target 11 of the …

GuidosToolbox: universal digital image object analysis

P Vogt, K Riitters - European Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The increased availability of mapped environmental data calls for better tools to analyze the
spatial characteristics and information contained in those maps. Publicly available, user …

The flickering connectivity system of the north Andean páramos

SGA Flantua, A O'Dea, RE Onstein… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To quantify the effect of Pleistocene climate fluctuations on habitat connectivity across
páramos in the Northern Andes. Location Northern Andes. Methods The unique páramos …

Beyond the fragmentation debate: a conceptual model to predict when habitat configuration really matters

MA Villard, JP Metzger - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Research addressing the effects of habitat fragmentation on species, assemblages or
ecosystems has been fraught with difficulties, from its conceptual foundation to statistical …

Combining MSPA-MCR model to evaluate the ecological network in Wuhan, China

C Hu, Z Wang, Y Wang, D Sun, J Zhang - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapid urbanization development and construction has seriously threatened the connectivity
of habitat patches in cities and hindered the construction of ecological networks in highly …

[HTML][HTML] Protected areas in the world's ecoregions: How well connected are they?

S Saura, L Bastin, L Battistella, A Mandrici, G Dubois - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PAs) are the main instrument for biodiversity conservation, which has
triggered the development of numerous indicators and assessments on their coverage …