We reviewed studies on the biological state of agricultural drainage ditches in the temperate
and boreal zones of the Northern Hemisphere. We looked at the relative importance of …

Descriptions of amphibian habitat, both aquatic and terrestrial, often include plants as
characteristics but seldom is it understood whether and how those plants affect amphibian …

Growing a resilient landscape depends heavily on finding an appropriate match between
the scales of demands on ecosystems by human societies and the scales at which …

Pool‐breeding amphibian populations operate at multiple scales, from the individual pool to
surrounding upland habitat to clusters of pools. When metapopulation dynamics play a role …

The normative landscape scenario is one of many types of scenario methods that are used
by landscape ecologists. We describe how normative landscape scenarios are different from …

Landscape pattern indices have been discussed as tools for comparing the ecological
consequences of alternative landscape plans and designs. While several landscape …

Despite the importance assigned to inter-patch movements in fragmented systems, the
structure of landscape between suitable habitat patches, the matrix, is often considered as to …

The contributions of current agricultural practices to environmental degradation and the
social problems facing agricultural regions are well known. However, landscape-scale …

Like other pond-breeding amphibians, the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) typically presents
a patchy distribution. Because the species experiences high probabilities of local population …

Context Land-use change is one of the main threats to biodiversity on the global scale.
Legacy effects of historical land-use changes may affect population dynamics of long-lived …