biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes
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Biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes, the importance of habitat and landscape connectivity, resilience to abrupt climate changes, roadless areas, protected areasTRANSCRIPT
Biodiversity Conservation – week 6
Marco Pautasso (marpauta at gmail.com)
London Metropolitan Univ. - 2010
Biodiversity Conservationmain topics – week 6
Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity conservation and connectivity
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between disciplines
Kiss et al. (2010) Journal of Informetrics
Some graph theory terms
Minor and Urban (2008) Conservation Biology
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationNormandie, France (August 2003)
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological Conservation
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationChampagne, France (August 2003)
The value of open habitat corridors (Lueneburger Heide)
Eggers et al. (2010) Conservation Biology
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationEssex, UK (August 2003)
Laurance et al. (2009) Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationBedfordshire, UK (August 2003)
Landscape fragmentation
in China
Li et al. (2010) Landscape Ecology
Landscape fragmentation in California (USA)
Girvetz et al. (2008) Landscape and Urban Planning
Landscape fragmentation in Wisconsin
(USA)
Hawbaker et al. (2006) Ecological Applications
Landscape fragmentation in Wisconsin
(USA)
Glista et al. (2009) Landscape and Urban Planning
Disconnection of river landscapes due to railways and roads
Blanton & Marcus (2009) Geomorphology
Disconnection of river landscapes due to railways and roads (2)
Blanton & Marcus (2009) Geomorphology
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationGreece (December 2009)
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationAthens (December 2009)
County mean distance to road in the USA
Watts et al. (2007) Science
Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms
Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationBuckinghamshire, UK (August 2003)
County per person roadless volume in the USA
Watts et al. (2007) Science
Roadless areas in New England (USA)
Jantz et al. (2008) Natural Areas Journal
Quebec (July 2006)
Groundlevel ozone pollution in Lithuania
Girgzdiene et al. (2009) Ambio
Biodiversity sensitivity to ground-level ozone pollution
Girgzdiene et al. (2009) Ambio
Birch endophytes in islands in Finland
Helander et al. (2007) New Phytologist
Birch endophytes in islands in Finland
Helander et al. (2007) New Phytologist
Habitat connectivity and biodiversity conservation
Hodgson et al. (2009) Journal of Applied Ecology
Habitat fragmentation and road avoidance (Illinois, USA)
Shepard et al. (2008) Animal Conservation
Kent, UK (April 2006)
Protected area connectivity and biodiversity conservation
Leibenath et al. (2010) Landscape and Urban Planning
Kent, UK (April 2006)
Landscape connectivity for agricultural crops
Margosian et al. (2009) BioScience
From Brown & Hovmøller (2002) Science
Examples of invasions of plant pathogens
Human impacts on biodiversity
Habitat fragmentation, degradation and loss
Water, air and soil pollution
Species introductions
Climate change
Trade, travel, transportation and tourism
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