Genetic diversity is lost when habitats are fragmented, leading to the eventual extinction of species. Over 75% of biodiversity is lost within fragmented habitats. Habitat fragmentation can decrease ...

By Lucas Berti Every day, millions of Brazilians recall how rich the country’s feline biodiversity is when they reach into ...

This article originally appeared on The Revelator. Imagine a vast agricultural field, endless rows of soy or corn running for acres in every direction. Now imagine that this field grows where a mighty ...

When an ecosystem faces the challenge of habitat fragmentation, ecologists and conservation biologists traditionally have encouraged population dispersal to give species the best overall chance of ...

In the midst of the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, even the smallest habitats like ponds demand our attention. Fragmentation of these habitats—driven by human activities like urbanization, ...

Habitat fragmentation, driven by agricultural expansion, urban development and infrastructure, divides once-continuous ecosystems into isolated patches. Such fragmentation alters the diversity, ...

I was driving to work yesterday, and a squirrel darted in front of my car. He nearly lost his life. He does it several times a day. Every day. One of these days he won’t make it to the other side. Why ...

A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants. Emilio Bruna spoke to the ...

One of the major problems facing native habitats is fragmentation. As human impact creeps further and further into woods, grasslands and savannas, barriers like roads, agriculture lands and urban ...

The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP), located near Manaus, Brazil, began in 1979 and is the world's longest-running experimental study of tropical forest fragments. A new ...

As habitats are fragmented by human activity or natural disasters, wildlife is reaching its genetic tipping points, and populations are declining. Habitat fragmentation can decrease biodiversity by up ...