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 …

Changes in home range sizes and population densities of carnivore species along the natural to urban habitat gradient

M Šálek, L Drahníková, E Tkadlec - Mammal Review, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With rapid development and the spread of urbanized land, there is an increasing need to
understand species' responses to urban conditions. Carnivores are considered to be …

Quantification of habitat fragmentation reveals extinction risk in terrestrial mammals

KR Crooks, CL Burdett, DM Theobald… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Although habitat fragmentation is often assumed to be a primary driver of extinction, global
patterns of fragmentation and its relationship to extinction risk have not been consistently …

Catastrophic declines in wilderness areas undermine global environment targets

JEM Watson, DF Shanahan, M Di Marco, J Allan… - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Humans have altered terrestrial ecosystems for millennia [1], yet wilderness areas still
remain as vital refugia where natural ecological and evolutionary processes operate with …

[HTML][HTML] Fragmentación progresiva y pérdida de hábitat de bosques naturales en uno de los hotspot mundiales de biodiversidad

S Otavo, C Echeverría - Revista mexicana de biodiversidad, 2017 - Elsevier
El conocimiento del estado de fragmentación y transformación de un paisaje boscoso es
crucial para una adecuada planificación y conservación de la biodiversidad. En Chile se …

[LLIBRE][B] Protected planet report 2018

D Juffe-Bignoli, ND Burgess, H Bingham, EMS Belle… - 2018 - academia.edu
In 2010, the 192 State Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a
Strategic Plan to halt biodiversity loss and ensure the sustainable and equitable use of …

Spatiotemporal evaluation of the human footprint in Colombia: Four decades of anthropic impact in highly biodiverse ecosystems

CAC Ayram, A Etter, J Díaz-Timoté, SR Buriticá… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The maintenance of biodiversity and the capacity of natural systems to provide goods and
services for people is affected on different levels by the intensity of human activities on …

Global priorities for national carnivore conservation under land use change

E Di Minin, R Slotow, LTB Hunter… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Mammalian carnivores have suffered the biggest range contraction among all biodiversity
and are particularly vulnerable to habitat loss and fragmentation. Therefore, we identified …

[HTML][HTML] Key factors driving attitudes towards large mammals in conflict with humans

R Kansky, AT Knight - Biological Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Biodiversity conflicts, and human–wildlife conflicts (HWC) in particular, are predicted to
increase. Understanding drivers of these conflicts is a prerequisite for develo** strategies …

Shining the spotlight on small mammalian carnivores: Global status and threats

C Marneweck, AR Butler, LC Gigliotti, SN Harris… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small mammalian carnivores (Carnivora< 16 kg) carry out important roles in ecosystems,
such as influencing ecosystem structure and providing numerous ecosystem services …