Land use intensification drives biodiversity loss worldwide. In heterogeneous landscape mosaics, both overall forest area and anthropogenic matrix structure induce changes in biological communities in primary habitat ...

The Edge Influence is one of the most pervasive effects of habitat fragmentation, as many forest remnants in anthropogenic landscapes are within 100�m of edges. Forest remnants may also affect the surrounding anthropogenic ...

One of the most important goals of biodiversity studies is to identify which characteristics of local habitats act as filters that determine the diversity of functional traits along environmental gradients. In this study, ...

Context: The ecological interplay between edge and matrix effects along forest-matrix interfaces is closed linked to landscape processes modulating biodiversity and ecosystem services provision in disturbed landscapes. ...

The pastures in Chile are sustained on volcanic ash soils covering an area of 1,340,000 ha. Since 44% of these pastures are degraded, different strategies to improve these prairies have been implemented. This study examined ...

Although it is widely recognized that animal movement may be facilitated by corridors and hindered by the matrix, the influence of matrix composition on the use of corridors still remain poorly understood. We used ...

Although edge influence has been studied extensively, there is no consensus on how insect communities respond to edge environments. Studies highlight the importance of an experimental design that considers samples in ...

Background: Although impacts of edge effects on forest ecosystems are well known, their consequences on savannas have rarely been explored. Aims: To investigate the influence of edge effects on the plant community and ...

Forest is restricted to small isolated patches in all its extension and, as a consequence, the majority of its fauna is declining or under extinction risk. This is observed due mainly to habitat loss and other negative ...