Connectivity and fragmentation

Humans rather than Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) shape ungulate browsing patterns in a temperate forest
The recolonization of human-dominated landscapes by large carnivores has been followed with considerable scientific interest; however, …
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Large carnivore range expansion in Iberia in relation to different scenarios of permeability of human‐dominated landscapes
Large carnivores are currently recolonizing parts of their historical ranges in Europe after centuries of persecution and habitat loss. …
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Mapping the distribution and habitat of Persian leopard across its historical range
Persian leopards Panthera pardus tulliana, once widespread across Western and Central Asia, currently only occupy a fraction of their …
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Anthropogenic resistance: accounting for human behavior in wildlife connectivity planning
Maintaining or restoring connectivity among wildlife populations is a primary strategy to overcome the negative impacts of habitat …
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How do habitat amount and habitat fragmentation drive time-delayed responses of biodiversity to land-use change?
Land-use change is a root cause of the extinction crisis, but links between habitat change and biodiversity loss are not fully …
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Rear‐edge populations are important for understanding climate change risk and adaptation potential of threatened species
Climate change disproportionately threatens alpine species, by reducing available habitat and by isolating their populations. These …
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Reducing persecution is more effective for restoring large carnivores than restoring their prey
Large carnivores are currently disappearing from many world regions because of habitat loss, prey depletion, and persecution. Ensuring …
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Connectivity or isolation? Identifying reintroduction sites for multiple conservation objectives for wisents in Poland
Large herbivores and carnivores today often only occupy small fractions of their former ranges, and restoring them is a conservation …
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Identifying priority areas for restoring mountain ungulates in the Caucasus ecoregion
Mountain ungulates around the world have been decimated to small, fragmented populations. Restoring these species often is limited by …
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Mapping connectivity and conflict risk to identify safe corridors for the Persian leopard
Many large carnivores depend on habitat patches outside protected areas, as well as safe corridors between them. However, corridor …
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