Forest fragmentation—the division of large, intact woodlands into smaller patches—has emerged as a critical issue in 21st-century global land cover change, with far-reaching implications for ecosystem ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study shows how the endemic rough-nosed horned lizard (Ceratophora aspera) found in the lowland rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka can be ...

For much of the last ten years, many migratory birds in the US seemed to be in trouble. Forest fragmentation, an increasingly widespread phenomenon, seemed to be causing alarming declines among birds.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Tropical forest birds, which tend to have wings that are short and round relative to their body length and shape, are more sensitive to habitat fragmentation than the long-, ...

Tropical rain forests are becoming fragmented at a higher rate than expected. By analyzing high-resolution satellite data, researchers were able to measure even the smallest piece of tropical forest ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --The surface area of forest edges are increasing as tropical forests become increasingly fragmented. According to a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, ...

The year 2025 has been a turbulent year for wildlife conservation. The forest department had to encounter three major ...

Gascon, Claude, Bierregaard, Richard O., Jr., Laurance, William F., and Rankin-de Merona. 2001. "Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation in the Amazon." In Lessons ...

Species richness of habitat fragments is affected by spatial isolation. However, the scale of this phenomenon, and its interactions with the species' seed dispersal potential has remained underxplored ...

Pennsylvania leads the nation in Lyme disease cases, and the continued development of forested areas increases people’s risk of being bitten by the species of tick that transmits the illness. When ...