Species turnover does not rescue biodiversity in fragmented landscapes

2025/03/12 by Thiago Gonçalves‐Souza, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Jonathan M. Chase +39 · 1 voice · 88 citations
Environmental Science · #Biodiversity #Biology #Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Environmental resource management #Environmental science #Geography #Land Use and Ecosystem Services

paper · open access · doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08688-7

published in Nature 640(8059), 702-706 (Nature Portfolio)

openalex publication_date 2025/03/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Citations

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Discussions

• Fragmented landscapes have lower α diversity and lower γ diversity refuting claims that habitat fragmentation can increase biodiversity at landscape scales. We need to restore habitat and increase con [bsky, 52 points, 2 comments]