Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

M. Haddad, Nick; A. Brudvig, Lars; Clobert, Jean; F. Davies, Kendi; Gonzalez, Andrew; D. Holt, Robert; Ε. Lovejoy, Thomas; Sexton, Joe; P. Austin, Mike; D. Collins, Cathy; M. Cook, William; I. Damschen, Ellen; M. Ewers, Robert; L. Foster, Bryan; N. Jenkins, Clinton; J. King, Andrew; F. Laurance, William; J. Levey, Douglas; Margules, Chris; A. Melbourne, Brett; Nicholls, Anthony; L. Orrock, John; Song, Dan‐Xia; Townshend, John

doi:10.1126/sciadv.1500052

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Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

Published in Science Advances • Mar 6, 2015

Authors:

Nick M. Haddad

Lars A. Brudvig

Jean Clobert

Abstract

We conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest's edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis of fragmentation experiments spanning multiple biomes and scales, five continents, and 35 years demonstrates that...

Subject

Biome

Fragmentation (computing)

Ecosystem

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