Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity [Ecology]

Island biogeography theory posits that species richness increases with island size and decreases with isolation. This logic underpins much conservation policy and regulation, with preference given to conserving large, highly connected areas, and relative ambivalence shown toward protecting small, isolated habitat patches. We undertook a global synthesis of the relationship...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - January 15, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Brendan A. Wintle, Heini Kujala, Amy Whitehead, Alison Cameron, Sam Veloz, Aija Kukkala, Atte Moilanen, Ascelin Gordon, Pia E. Lentini, Natasha C. R. Cadenhead, Sarah A. Bekessy Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research