Habitat Fragmentation

Habitat fragmentation is a landscape-scale process in which continuous habitat is subdivided into smaller, spatially isolated patches with reduced connectivity, resulting in discontinuous resource distribution that constrains species occupancy, reproduction, and survival.

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Conservation BiologyLandscape Ecology

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Barrier EffectsCorridor EcologyDispersal LimitationEdge EffectsHabitat IsolationHabitat LossLandscape HeterogeneityLandscape PermeabilityMatrix EffectsPatch Isolation

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Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Biodiversity

Lenore Fahrig · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2003 · 7.7K citations

Natural Resources, Ecology, Landscape Ecology +14

Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

Nick M. Haddad, Lars A. Brudvig, Jean Clobert et al. · Science Advances · 2015 · 4.5K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology +17

The Evolution of Social Behavior

Richard D. Alexander · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1974 · 3.9K citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology +14

Animal species diversity driven by habitat heterogeneity/diversity: the importance of keystone structures

Jörg Tews, Ulrich Brose, Volker Grimm et al. · Journal of Biogeography · 2003 · 3.1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +17

Edge effects in fragmented forests: implications for conservation

Carolina Murcia · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 1995 · 3K citations

Natural Resources, Conservation Biology, Ecology +14

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Lenore Fahrig
Carleton University, Canada
37 publications · 19K citations
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William F. Laurance
James Cook University, Australia
31 publications · 15.4K citations
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David B. Lindenmayer
Australian National University, Australia
38 publications · 4.9K citations
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Jean Paul Metzger
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
29 publications · 5.1K citations
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Nick M. Haddad
North Carolina State University, United States
28 publications · 9.3K citations
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Conservation Biology
157 publications · 27.8K citations
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Biological Conservation
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Ecology
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Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
105 publications · 35.4K citations
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Landscape Ecology
183 publications · 10.8K citations
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See also Habitat Fragmentation
Ecological Effects	Edge Effects Genetic Drift Demographic Stochasticity Inbreeding Depression Extinction Vortex Genetic Rescue
Conservation Strategies	Stepping Stones Ecological Restoration Constraint Programming Protected Area Design Land-use Planning Conservation Planning For Corridors Wildlife Corridor Design Monitoring
Drivers	Habitat Loss Population Growth Road Network Expansion Urban Sprawl Patch Splitting
Metrics	Mean Nearest Neighbor Distance Morphological Shape Analysis Probability Of Connectivity Integral Index Of Connectivity Connectance Index Circuit Theory Betweenness Centrality
Assessment Methods	Landscape Metrics Morphological Shape Analysis Light Detection And Ranging Terrestrial Laser Scanning Graph Connectivity Probability Of Connectivity Integral Index Of Connectivity Sensor Fusion Habitat Suitability Modeling Post-classification Comparison Image Differencing Least-cost Path Analysis Electric Circuit Models Convolutional Neural Networks Object-based Image Analysis Geographic Information Systems