Context Scale is the lens that focuses ecological relationships. Organisms select habitat at
multiple hierarchical levels and at different spatial and/or temporal scales within each level …

Habitat selection is a fundamental animal behavior that shapes a wide range of ecological
processes, including animal movement, nutrient transfer, trophic dynamics and population …

Ecological security patterns composed of ecological sources and corridors provide an
effective approach to conserving natural ecosystems. Although the direction of ecological …

Context As an important type of sustainable landscape patterns, ecological security patterns
focus on the spatial assessment of landscape function importance. However, there is a lack …

Aim There is enormous interest in applying connectivity modelling to resistance surfaces for
identifying corridors for conservation action. However, the multiple analytical approaches …

Increased availability of high-resolution movement data has led to the development of
numerous methods for studying changes in animal movement behavior. Path segmentation …

Context Conservation corridors must facilitate long-distance dispersal movements to
promote gene flow, prevent inbreeding, and allow animals to shift ranges with climate …

Resistance values based on habitat suitability are frequently the basis for modeling
landscape connectivity and designing wildlife corridors to facilitate dispersal movements …

Protected areas (PAs) play a vital role in wildlife conservation. Nonetheless there is concern
and uncertainty regarding how and at what spatial scales anthropogenic stressors influence …

Misconceptions about species' ecological preferences compromise conservation efforts.
Whenever people and elephants share landscapes, human–elephant conflicts (HEC) occur …