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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