Ecosystem decay exacerbates biodiversity loss with habitat loss

JM Chase, SA Blowes, TM Knight, K Gerstner, F May - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Although habitat loss is the predominant factor leading to biodiversity loss in the
Anthropocene,, exactly how this loss manifests—and at which scales—remains a central …

Has land use pushed terrestrial biodiversity beyond the planetary boundary? A global assessment

T Newbold, LN Hudson, AP Arnell, S Contu… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Land use and related pressures have reduced local terrestrial biodiversity, but it is unclear
how the magnitude of change relates to the recently proposed planetary boundary (“safe …

Future effects of climate and land-use change on terrestrial vertebrate community diversity under different scenarios

T Newbold - Proceedings of the Royal Society b, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Land-use and climate change are among the greatest threats facing biodiversity, but
understanding their combined effects has been hampered by modelling and data limitations …

Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity

T Newbold, LN Hudson, SLL Hill, S Contu, I Lysenko… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Human activities, especially conversion and degradation of habitats, are causing global
biodiversity declines. How local ecological assemblages are responding is less clear—a …

Sustaining biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes in the Western Ghats: remnant forests matter

MO Anand, J Krishnaswamy, A Kumar, A Bali - Biological Conservation, 2010 - Elsevier
Human-modified tropical landscapes under semi-natural or agro-ecosystems often harbor
biodiversity of significant conservation value. In the Western Ghats of India, these …

Map** and assessment of vegetation types in the tropical rainforests of the Western Ghats using multispectral Sentinel-2 and SAR Sentinel-1 satellite imagery

JJ Erinjery, M Singh, R Kent - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Detailed map** and regular monitoring of tropical rainforests is important for conservation
and management of highly fragmented tropical rainforest habitats and biodiversity. Several …

The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

LN Hudson, T Newbold, S Contu, SLL Hill… - Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as
habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global …

The database of the PREDICTS (projecting responses of ecological diversity in changing terrestrial systems) project

LN Hudson, T Newbold, S Contu, SLL Hill… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The PREDICTS project—Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing
Terrestrial Systems (https://www. nhm. ac. uk/our-science/our-work/biodiversity/predicts …

Distribution, social organization, and management of Semnopithecus johnii: An umbrella species of fragmented landscape of the Western Ghats

HN Kumara, R Sasi, S Mahato, S Kumar, C Nag… - Biotropica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the threats posed by changes in land‐use patterns to many species, it is necessary to
have a proper description of the distribution of a range‐limited species. We aimed to assess …

Active restoration fosters better recovery of tropical rainforest birds than natural regeneration in degraded forest fragments

P Hariharan, TRS Raman - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological restoration has emerged as a key strategy for conserving tropical forests and
habitat specialists, and monitoring faunal recovery using indicator taxa like birds can help …