Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

Urgent need for conservation and restoration measures to improve landscape connectivity. We conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest’s edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis of fragmentation experim...

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Published in:	Science advances Vol. 1; no. 2; p. e1500052
Main Authors:	Haddad, Nick M., Brudvig, Lars A., Clobert, Jean, Davies, Kendi F., Gonzalez, Andrew, Holt, Robert D., Lovejoy, Thomas E., Sexton, Joseph O., Austin, Mike P., Collins, Cathy D., Cook, William M., Damschen, Ellen I., Ewers, Robert M., Foster, Bryan L., Jenkins, Clinton N., King, Andrew J., Laurance, William F., Levey, Douglas J., Margules, Chris R., Melbourne, Brett A., Nicholls, A. O., Orrock, John L., Song, Dan-Xia, Townshend, John R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 01.03.2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects:	Applied Ecology Ecology Ecology, environment Ecosystems Environmental Sciences Global Changes Life Sciences SciAdv r-articles forest biodiversity landscape connectivity ecosystems habitat fragmentation
ISSN:	2375-2548, 2375-2548
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