Quantifying landscape characteristics and linking them to ecological processes is one of the
central goals of landscape ecology. Landscape metrics are a widely used tool for the …

Urbanization leads to land-use changes and landscape fragmentation, impacting natural
habitats and their connectivity. In principle, many local decision-makers are obliged to adopt …

Combining biodiversity conservation with the agricultural production needed to meet the
rising world food demand is a global challenge. This is a case in point for olive farming in the …

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is performed to limit potential impacts of
development projects on species and ecosystem functions. However, the methods related to …

Enhancing functional connectivity is key to achieving a sustainable agroecosystem. There
has been an increase in using connectivity metrics to understand how spatial heterogeneity …

Environmental policies have highlighted the importance of preserving ecological networks to
limit the fragmentation of natural habitats and biodiversity loss. A crucial issue for landscape …

Land use change is impacting biodiversity worldwide with outcomes that may vary according
to landscape characteristics which operate on different spatial scales. We evaluated the …

Traditional urban design often overlooks the synchronisation of human and ecological
connectivities, typically favouring corridors for ecological continuity. Our study challenges …

Since millennia, olive groves have been a key crop in the Mediterranean basin, currently
extending over more than 10 million hectares (FAO, 2021) and holding a significant cultural …

Agricultural expansion is a pervasive threat to biodiversity, and intensification of farming
activities can reduce the diversity and abundance of farmland‐associated species. Tracking …