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Spatio-temporal investigation of urbanization and its impact on habitat fragmentation in natural ecosystems of Istanbul using Shannon’s entropy and landscape metrics in GIS
This study aims to investigate the impact of spatio-temporal dynamics of urban sprawl on habitats in Istanbul, using the CORINE 1990 and 2018 land...
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Understanding Habitat Fragmentation Between a Full Tidal Bay and a Tidally Restricted Urban Lagoon
Structures installed to modify hydrology in waterways such as culverts can cause fragmentation across intertidal and subtidal areas, leading to...
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Using the Lonsdorf model for estimating habitat loss and fragmentation effects on pollination service
One of the most important issues related to landscape ecology and ecosystem services is finding the pattern of habitat patches that offers the...
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Habitat Fragmentation and Destruction: The Dynamics of Metapopulations
In the previous chapter we examined how the movement of organisms affects their spatial distribution and their demographics. However, the landscape...
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Assessing landscape fragmentation and its implications for biodiversity conservation in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) of Ghana
ContextThis paper discusses the impact of urban expansion on the environment, including its effects on biodiversity conservation. As urban areas...
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Can highway tunnel constructıon change the habitat selection of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758)?
One of the main things wildlife does for survival is movement. Wild animals need movement to meet their needs, such as reproduction, breeding,...
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Assessment of Habitat Suitability and Potential Corridors for Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, India, Using MaxEnt Model and Least-Cost Modeling Approach
Tigers have seen significant population losses due to the degradation and fragmentation of their habitat ranges worldwide. Thus, habitat suitability...
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Habitat selection of wintering cranes in typical wetlands in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River over the past 20 years, China
The wetlands in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are the main overwintering and perching places for cranes. To examine the habitat...
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Habitat quality assessment of wintering migratory birds in Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve based on InVEST model
Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve (PLNNR) is an important resting place for wintering migratory birds on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF)....
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Areal contraction, upward shift and habitat fragmentation in the cold-adapted ground beetle Nebria germarii Heer, 1837 in the Brenta Dolomites, Italy
Changes in the spatial distribution of cold-adapted species appear to be influenced by macro- and microclimatic parameters. A growing body of...
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Influence of land use change on habitat quality: a case study of coal mining subsidence areas
Revealing the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and key driving processes behind the habitat quality is of great significance for the...
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A review of research advances and perspectives on the habitat ecology of Sichuan and golden takins: 2001 to 2022
The Sichuan takin ( Budorcas tibetanus ) and the golden takin ( Budorcas bedfordi ) are endemic to China. Studies of their habitat ecology have attracted...
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Analysis of the relationship between landscape fragmentation and ecosystem service value in northern Shaanxi, China
Landscape fragmentation affected the structure and function of the ecosystem, resulting in an impact on ecosystem service value (ESV). This paper...
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Anthropogenic risk assessment of riverine habitat using geospatial modelling tools for conservation and restoration planning: a case study from a tropical river Pranhita, India
The riverine ecosystem provides multiple benefits to human community and contributes to the sustainable development of the ecoregion. The growing...
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Consequence of habitat specificity: a rising risk of habitat loss for endemic and sub-endemic woody species under climate change in the Hyrcanian ecoregion
Endemic species are more impacted by climate change than other taxa. However, assessing the vulnerability of endemics to these changes in some...
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Spatiotemporal evolution of habitat quality and its response to landscape patterns in karst mountainous cities: a case study of Guiyang City in China
Habitat quality heterogeneity is one of the concrete manifestations of landscape pattern changes caused by human activities, which is of great...
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Evaluation for the spatiotemporal patterns of ecological vulnerability and habitat quality: implications for supporting habitat conservation and healthy sustainable development
Currently, the rapid socioeconomic development and urbanization around the world have caused the ecological environment on the earth surface to...
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Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for vascular plants in temperate ecosystems? A systematic review
BackgroundLinear transportation infrastructures (roads, railways, oil and gas pipelines, powerlines and waterways) are recognized as important...
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Spatial and temporal differences in the response of water conservation and soil conservation to ecosystem fragmentation: evidence from Qilian Mountain National Park of China
Using spatial autocorrelation methods, we explored the spatial and temporal differences in the response of soil conservation (SC) and water...
