Conservation biologists are devoting an increasing amount of energy to debating whether
land sparing (high‐yielding agriculture on a small land footprint) or land sharing (low …

▪ Abstract The literature on effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity is huge. It is also
very diverse, with different authors measuring fragmentation in different ways and, as a …

The concept of the ecological trap, a low‐quality habitat that animals prefer over other
available habitats of higher quality, has appeared in the ecological literature irregularly for …

To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of
wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and …

Recognition and analysis of spatial autocorrelation has defined a new paradigm in ecology.
Attention to spatial pattern can lead to insights that would have been otherwise overlooked …

In this review, we discuss the value of hedgerows as bird habitat in lowland-farming
landscapes to provide a background against which decisions concerning hedgerow …

Our understanding of migratory birds' year‐round ecology and evolution remains patchy
despite recent fundamental advances. Periodic reviews focus future research and inform …

Unlike resident bird species, the population sizes of migratory species can be influenced by
conditions in more than one part of the world. Changes in the numbers of migrant birds …

Incubation behavior is one component of reproductive effort and thus influences the
evolution of life‐history strategies. We examined the relative importance of body mass …

Ecological processes near habitat edges often differ from processes away from edges. Yet,
the generality of “edge effects” has been hotly debated because results vary tremendously …