The pervasive influence of island biogeography theory on forest fragmentation research has
often led to a misleading conceptualization of landscapes as areas of forest/habitat and 'non …

Since the mid-1990s, it has been common practice to leave trees for biodiversity purposes
when clear-cutting in Finland, Norway and Sweden, and regulations for such tree retention …

The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife
management and conservation. Habitat" corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important …

M icroclimate is the suite of climatic conditions measured in localized areas near the earth's
surface (Geiger 1965). These environmental variables, which include temperature, light …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Silviculture to maintain old-growth forest attributes appears to be an oxymoron since the late
developmental phases of forest dynamics, described by the term old-growth, represent …

Although habitat loss and fragmentation are widely regarded as major factors contributing to
the decline of many populations, the relative importance of each phenomenon is seldom …

To evaluate the impact of fragmentation on forest regeneration, I measured the abundance
of shade‐tolerant, mature‐phase tree seedlings (individuals 5–100 cm tall) in unfragmented …

We studied the effect of habitat fragmentation on the richness, diversity, turnover, and
abundance of breeding bird communities in old, boreal mixed‐wood forest by creating …