We attempted a complete review of the empirical literature on effects of roads and traffic on
animal abundance and distribution. We found 79 studies, with results for 131 species and 30 …

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

Internationally, there is increasing responsibility on local governments to prepare and adapt
to global climate change through climate adaptation planning. This study evaluated seven …

Unexceptionally all metropolitan areas throughout the world are surrounded by peri-urban
areas that are neither urban nor rural in the conventional sense. Peri-urban areas are …

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 …

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), one of the world's most iconic faunal species, was
recently listed under Australian government legislation as vulnerable in the northern states …

Fragmentation, degradation and loss of natural habitats are now recognised as major
threats to wildlife conservation and mobile pastoralism in East African savannas. These …

Aim The koala is a widely distributed Australian marsupial with regional populations that are
in rapid decline, are stable or have increased in size. This study examined whether it is …

Loss of habitat area and structural heterogeneity through anthropogenic fragmentation
poses a threat to the survival of wildlife, which may be exacerbated by urban pressures …