Lenore Fahrig

Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Biodiversity

▪ Abstract The literature on effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity is huge. It is also very diverse, with different authors measuring fragmentation in different ways ...

Using patch isolation metrics to predict animal movement in binary landscapes

Patch Size and Population Density: the Effect of Immigration Behavior

Many habitat fragmentation experiments make the prediction that animal population density will be positively related to fragment, or patch, size. The mechanism that is supposed ...

Focal patch landscape studies for wildlife management: Optimizing sampling effort across scales

With ever-increasing loss and degradation of wildlife habitat, wildlife management decisions depend on a solid understanding of the influence of both patch characteristics and l...