Ecological network construction and optimization is an effective way to balance the
contradiction between regional development and ecological protection in the process of …

New Zealand's original forested landscape has been greatly fragmented since human
arrival, limiting connectivity and habitat quality for forest-dependent fauna. We review the …

In modern agricultural landscapes, constructing 'ecological networks' is regarded as an
efficient way to conserve biodiversity and maintain ecosystem services. Here we aimed to …

Intensive production landscapes provide low levels of many ecosystem services and support
limited biodiversity, so they require restoration to enhance their multifunctionality …

The incorporation of native, woody vegetation into New Zealand's agricultural ecosystems
offers a “nature-based solution” approach for mitigating poor environmental outcomes of …

Anthropogenic disturbance has dramatically degraded and reduced the extension of the
temperate rainforests of southern South America, negatively affecting forest animals that …

Small patches of trees add structural heterogeneity to grassland landscapes, support
biodiversity, and provide essential ecosystem services including carbon stocks and …

The balance between ecosystem service supply–demand and landscape ecological risk are
two crucial aspects influencing the sustainable development of regional ecosystems …

As main components of terrestrial ecosystems, forests play irreplaceable roles in
maintaining ecological balance and protecting the basic environment for human survival …

Eight thousand years ago, temperate and boreal forests covered 3200 million hectares, or a
quarter of the earth's land surface. They have been reduced to approximately half that …