An understanding of animal behaviour is important if conservation initiatives are to be
effective. However, quantifying the behaviour of wild animals presents significant …

Environmental disturbance underpins the dynamics and diversity of many of the ecosystems
of the world, yet its influence on the patterns and distribution of genetic diversity is poorly …

The conservation and management of endangered species requires information on their
genetic diversity, relatedness and population structure. The main genetic markers applied …

Habitat fragmentation, an important element of current global change, has profound
repercussions on population and species extinction. Landscape fragmentation reduces …

Environmental heterogeneity is considered to be one of the main factors associated with
biodiversity given that areas with highly heterogeneous environments can host more …

Structurally complex habitats are becoming rarer across temperate marine environments;
indeed the coastal and marine world is getting flatter. In some cases marine habitats are lost …

Human activities have led to global changes with direct consequences for biodiversity. For
this reason, special concerns have arisen, particularly in respect to global threats such as …

Populations in fragmented landscapes experience reduced gene flow, lose genetic diversity
over time and ultimately face greater extinction risk. Improving connectivity in fragmented …

We identify two processes by which humans increase genetic exchange among groups of
individuals: by affecting the distribution of groups and dispersal patterns across a landscape …

Roads can have two important effects on populations that impact genetic variation: reduced
gene flow and reduced abundance. Reduced gene flow (“barrier effects”) due to road …