Small forest fragments can protect more birds when the surrounding landscape is more helpful

A new study shows that it is possible to increase the number of bird species in a forest fragment without increasing its size ...

Canada's national parks can do better at limiting landscape fragmentation, study suggests

According to a Concordia-led study, Canada's national parks may still be struggling to protect landscapes from fragmentation ...
Nature

Climate-driven variation in dispersal ability predicts responses to forest fragmentation in birds

Species sensitivity to forest fragmentation varies latitudinally, peaking in the tropics. A prominent explanation for this pattern is that historical landscape disturbance at higher latitudes has ...
Mongabay

Lessons from the world’s longest study of rainforest fragments

For over 30 years, hundreds of scientists have scoured eleven forest fragments in the Amazon seeking answers to big questions: how do forest fragments’ species and microclimate differ from their ...