Circuit‐theory applications to connectivity science and conservation

BG Dickson, CM Albano, R Anantharaman… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation practitioners have long recognized ecological connectivity as a global priority
for preserving biodiversity and ecosystem function. In the early years of conservation …

A multi-scale, multi-species approach for assessing effectiveness of habitat and connectivity conservation for endangered felids

MR Ashrafzadeh, R Khosravi, MA Adibi… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to global biodiversity. Felids, among the
many taxa experiencing population declines and range contraction around the world, are …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-species approach for protected areas ecological network construction based on landscape connectivity

G Liang, H Niu, Y Li - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
The establishment of ecological networks is crucial for biodiversity conservation, especially
at broad spatial scales. It is still challenging to develop an ecological network construction …

Modeling climate change impacts on the distribution of an endangered brown bear population in its critical habitat in Iran

MR Ashrafzadeh, R Khosravi, A Mohammadi… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change is one of the major challenges to the current conservation of biodiversity.
Here, by using the brown bear, Ursus arctos, in the southernmost limit of its global …

Species and space: a combined gap analysis to guide management planning of conservation areas

M Ahmadi, MS Farhadinia, SA Cushman… - Landscape …, 2020 - Springer
Context With accelerating global declines in biodiversity, establishment and expansion of
conservation areas (CAs) have increasingly been advocated in recent decades. Gap …

Multispecies assessment of core areas and connectivity of desert carnivores in central Iran

R Khosravi, MR Hemami… - Diversity and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Central Iran is a priority area for biodiversity conservation, which is threatened
by encroachment on core habitats and fragmentation by roads. The goal of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] An examination of how climate change could affect the future spread of Fusarium spp. around the world, using correlative models to model the changes

MR Ejaz, S Jaoua, M Ahmadi, F Shabani - Environmental Technology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is predicted to have a significant impact on the geographic distribution of
various flora, fauna, and insect species by expanding, contracting, or shifting their suitable …

Combining multiscale niche modeling, landscape connectivity, and gap analysis to prioritize habitats for conservation of striped hyaena (Hyaena hyaena)

S Rezaei, A Mohammadi, S Malakoutikhah, R Khosravi - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Identifying spatial gaps in conservation networks requires information on species-
environment relationships, and prioritization of habitats and corridors. We combined multi …

Spatially heterogeneous habitat use across distinct biogeographic regions in a wide-ranging predator, the Persian leopard

R Shahsavarzadeh, MR Hemami… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Large carnivores, despite being sensitive to specific habitat conditions, are able to distribute
in a wide range of natural habitats. Such pattern of distribution raises the question of …

Maintaining functional connectivity in grassland corridors between plantation forests promotes high-quality habitat and conserves range restricted grasshoppers

KJ Theron, JS Pryke, MJ Samways - Landscape Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Context Grassland corridors are set aside for biodiversity conservation within the
commercial timber plantation landscape of South Africa, potentially connecting high value …