The importance of large reserves has been long maintained in the scientific literature, often
leading to dismissal of the conservation potential of small reserves. However, over half the …

Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is a biodiversity hotspot of global importance; however, it is
fragmented. The objective of this study is to identify suitable areas for ecological corridors …

Further progress in reducing biodiversity loss relies on the improved quantification of the
connections between drivers of habitat loss and subsequent biodiversity impacts. To this …

Context Urban sprawl typically consists of low-density urban development dominated by
single-family housing and automobile-oriented land use patterns. Sprawl impacts landscape …

Long‐term studies to understand biodiversity changes remain scarce—especially so for
tropical mountains. We examined changes from 1911 to 2016 in the bird community of the …

To the burgeoning population, the tiger reserves of central India have been islanded by
human habitation and are interconnected by narrow 'wildlife corridors' for migration of …

Global forest assessments use forest area as an indicator of biodiversity status, which may
mask below-canopy pressures driving forest biodiversity loss and 'empty forest'syndrome …

We summarize and discuss the 29 known cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion species from
China. Four new troglomorphic pseudoscorpion species, Parobisium motianense sp. nov …

Abstract Declines in North American freshwater biodiversity can be largely attributed to
anthropogenic disturbances that reduce habitat quantity, quality, and connectivity. In the …

The extinction crisis creates a need to increase conservation funding and use it more
efficiently. Most conservation resources are allocated through inefficient political processes …