Models of Coupled Settlement and Habitat Networks for Biodiversity Conservation: Conceptual Framework, Implementation and Potential Applications

Worldwide, the expansion of settlement and transport infrastructure is one of the most important proximate as well as ultimate causes of biodiversity loss. As much as every modern human society depends on a network of settlements that is well-connected by transport infrastructure (i.e., settlement n...

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Main Authors: Maarten J. van Strien, Kay W. Axhausen, Ilka Dubernet, Antoine Guisan, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, Amin Khiali-Miab, Damian O. Ortiz-Rodríguez, Rolf Holderegger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00041/full