Biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes

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Biodiversity Conservation – week 6 Marco Pautasso (marpauta at gmail.com) London Metropolitan Univ. - 2010

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Biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes, the importance of habitat and landscape connectivity, resilience to abrupt climate changes, roadless areas, protected areas

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Biodiversity Conservation – week 6

Marco Pautasso (marpauta at gmail.com)

London Metropolitan Univ. - 2010

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Biodiversity Conservationmain topics – week 6

Habitat fragmentation and biodiversity conservation

Biodiversity conservation and connectivity

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between disciplines

Kiss et al. (2010) Journal of Informetrics

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Some graph theory terms

Minor and Urban (2008) Conservation Biology

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationNormandie, France (August 2003)

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological Conservation

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationChampagne, France (August 2003)

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The value of open habitat corridors (Lueneburger Heide)

Eggers et al. (2010) Conservation Biology

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationEssex, UK (August 2003)

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Laurance et al. (2009) Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationBedfordshire, UK (August 2003)

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Landscape fragmentation

in China

Li et al. (2010) Landscape Ecology

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Landscape fragmentation in California (USA)

Girvetz et al. (2008) Landscape and Urban Planning

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Landscape fragmentation in Wisconsin

(USA)

Hawbaker et al. (2006) Ecological Applications

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Landscape fragmentation in Wisconsin

(USA)

Glista et al. (2009) Landscape and Urban Planning

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Disconnection of river landscapes due to railways and roads

Blanton & Marcus (2009) Geomorphology

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Disconnection of river landscapes due to railways and roads (2)

Blanton & Marcus (2009) Geomorphology

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationGreece (December 2009)

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationAthens (December 2009)

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County mean distance to road in the USA

Watts et al. (2007) Science

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Biodiversity conservation at the interface between realms

Beger et al. (2010) Biological ConservationBuckinghamshire, UK (August 2003)

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County per person roadless volume in the USA

Watts et al. (2007) Science

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Roadless areas in New England (USA)

Jantz et al. (2008) Natural Areas Journal

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Quebec (July 2006)

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Groundlevel ozone pollution in Lithuania

Girgzdiene et al. (2009) Ambio

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Biodiversity sensitivity to ground-level ozone pollution

Girgzdiene et al. (2009) Ambio

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Birch endophytes in islands in Finland

Helander et al. (2007) New Phytologist

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Birch endophytes in islands in Finland

Helander et al. (2007) New Phytologist

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Habitat connectivity and biodiversity conservation

Hodgson et al. (2009) Journal of Applied Ecology

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Habitat fragmentation and road avoidance (Illinois, USA)

Shepard et al. (2008) Animal Conservation

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Kent, UK (April 2006)

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Protected area connectivity and biodiversity conservation

Leibenath et al. (2010) Landscape and Urban Planning

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Kent, UK (April 2006)

Landscape connectivity for agricultural crops

Margosian et al. (2009) BioScience

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From Brown & Hovmøller (2002) Science

Examples of invasions of plant pathogens

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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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