Matrix condition mediates the effects of habitat fragmentation on species extinction risk

The influence of human pressure within the matrix surrounding habitat fragments remains poorly understood. This study measures the relationship between habitat fragmentation, matrix condition and the change in extinction risk of 4,426 terrestrial mammals, finding that fragmentation and matrix condit...

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Main Authors: Juan Pablo Ramírez-Delgado, Moreno Di Marco, James E. M. Watson, Chris J. Johnson, Carlo Rondinini, Xavier Corredor Llano, Miguel Arias, Oscar Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28270-3