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Agricultural landscapes play a significant role in shaping habitat connectivity, as croplands, rangelands, and working forests often sit between remaining natural areas. Well-planned corridors, wildlife-friendly farming practices, and conservation easements can help maintain or restore movement pathways for species across working lands. Integrating connectivity into agricultural planning supports both biodiversity conservation and the long-term resilience of food production systems.
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LandscapeTitleYearJournalDigest
Wetland, Freshwater, Agriculture, UrbanMapping human modification and conservation priorities across critical linkages of the Florida Wildlife Corridor2026Discover ConservationHow to find – and fund – the lands that hold corridors together
AgricultureStrategic placement of plantations enhances forest connectivity for birds in agricultural landscapes2026Landscape EcologyForest plantations as stepping stones for connectivity in agriculture
Forest, Grassland, Mountain, Urban, AgricultureConnectivity and climate influence diversity–stability relationships across spatial scales in European butterfly metacommunities2024Global Ecology and BiogeographyConnectivity and climate affect diversity-stability relationships
Agriculture, UrbanFragmentation of Key Biodiversity Areas highlights attention to human disturbance patterns2024Biological ConservationKey Biodiversity Areas are frequently fragmented by human disturbance
AgricultureMaintaining plant diversity in field margins2023Proceedings of the Royal Society BMaintaining plant diversity in field margins
Forest, AgricultureHow landscape characteristics in a heterogeneous oil palm plantation mitigate pest abundance: A case study from Mapiripán, Colombia2023Forest Ecology and ManagementConnected, heterogeneous oil palm landscapes reduce pest abundance
Forest, AgriculturePrioritizing ecological connectivity among protected areas in Colombia using a functional approach for birds2023Global Ecology and ConservationSafeguarding Colombia’s avian biodiversity by connecting protected areas
Wetland, AgricultureBalancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes2022Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionNA
Agriculture, ForestSexual segregation occurs in bats within fragmented remnant woodlands in an agricultural landscape2022Ecology and EvolutionHabitat fragmentation and sexual segregation
Forest, Agriculture, UrbanWhere and why are species' range shifts hampered by unsuitable landscapes?2022Global Change BiologyHow does habitat configuration impact range expansion?
Agriculture, Forest, Urban, Freshwater, WetlandImpacting habitat connectivity of the endangered Florida panther for the transition to utility-scale solar energy2022Journal of Applied EcologyRenewable energy and its impact on landscape connectivity
AgricultureEvaluating climate-driven fallowing for ecological connectivity of species at risk2022Landscape EcologyDynamic conservation reserves made of fallowed cropland
AgricultureWildflower strips enhance wild bee reproductive success2021Journal of Applied EcologyGrassland and flower strips as corridors in agricultural landscapes
Wetland, Urban, AgricultureToward best management practices for ecological corridors2021LandBest management practices for ecological corridors
Grassland, AgricultureFunctional traits driving pollinator and predator responses to newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes2021Journal of Applied EcologyGrassland and flower strips as corridors in agricultural landscapes/a>
Forest, AgricultureHow do habitat amount and habitat fragmentation drive time-delayed responses of biodiversity to land-use change?2021Proceedings of the Royal Society BNA
Agriculture, GrasslandQuantifying trade-offs between butterfly abundance and movement in the management of agricultural set-aside strips2021Insect Conservation and DiversityGrassland and flower strips as corridors in agricultural landscapes
Forest, AgricultureIsolated trees and small woody patches greatly contribute to connectivity in highly fragmented tropical landscapes2020Landscape and Urban PlanningSmall-scale connectivity makes a big impact for some species
Forest, Agriculture, WetlandModelling the functional connectivity of landscapes for greater horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) at a local scale 2020Landscape EcologyCan conservation corridor toolsets inform strategic planning to improve functional connectivity?
Grassland, AgricultureButterflies in corridors: quality matters for specialists2020Insect Conservation and DiversityHow do you build a corridor for invertebrates?
Grassland, AgricultureThe allometry of movement predicts the connectivity of communities2020Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPredicting community connectivity using body size
AgricultureDo ecological corridors increase the abundance of soil fauna?2020EcoscienceHow do you build a corridor for invertebrates?
AgricultureHabitat area and connectivity support cavity-nesting bees in vineyards more than organic management2020Biological ConservationSmall-scale connectivity makes a big impact for some species
Agriculture, GrasslandCorridor width determines strength of edge influence on arthropods in conservation corridors2020Landscape EcologyWide conservation corridors lessen edge effects for some arthropods
Forest, AgricultureIncorporating connectivity into conservation planning for the optimal representation of multiple species and ecosystem services2020Conservation BiologyNA
AgricultureBat overpasses as an alternative solution to restore habitat connectivity in the context of road requalification2019Ecological EngineeringBat overpasses: A potential solution to restore habitat connectivity across roads
Forest, Grassland, AgricultureAdditive effects of connectivity provided by different habitat types drive plant assembly2019Scientific ReportsPlant assemblages are affected by connectivity and dispersal mode
Forest, Grassland, AgricultureOptimizing the positioning of wildlife crossing structures using GPS telemetry2018Journal of Applied EcologyRoad ecology: recent research into getting wildlife over and under transportation barriers
AgricultureCoupling movement and landscape ecology for animal conservation in production landscapes2018Proceedings of the Royal Society BIncorporate natural history and behavior to conserve biodiversity on farms
AgricultureEnhancing connectivity in agroecosystems: focus on the best existing corridors or on new pathways?2018Landscape EcologyRestoration as a tool to increase landscape connectivity
Forest, Urban, AgricultureCombining habitat suitability models and spatial graphs for more effective landscape conservation planning: an applied methodological framework and a species case study2018Journal for Nature ConservationNA
Forest, Wetland, AgricultureEvaluating scenarios of landscape change for Sunda clouded leopard connectivity in a human dominated landscape2018Biological ConservationBig cats and big connectivity
AgricultureLandscapes that work for biodiversity and people2018ScienceConnectivity is key to overcoming the triple challenge of the Anthropocene
Agriculture, ForestA landscape approach for cost?effective large?scale forest restoration2018Journal of Applied EcologyRestoration as a tool to increase landscape connectivity
Forest, Wetland, AgricultureImportance of riparian forest corridors for the ocelot in agricultural landscapes2018Journal of MammalogyBig cats and big connectivity
Forest, AgricultureBarriers, corridors or suitable habitat? Effect of monoculture tree plantations on the habitat use and prey availability for jaguars and pumas in the Atlantic Forest2018Forest Ecology and ManagementBig cats and big connectivity
AgricultureConnectivity or area: what drives plant species richness in habitat corridors?2018Landscape EcologyNA
Urban, AgricultureMoving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements2018ScienceAcross mammals and across the globe, the human footprint reduces movement
Agriculture, Forest, WetlandHeard but not seen: Comparing bat assemblages and study methods in a mosaic landscape in the Western Ghats of India2018Ecology and EvolutionThe fate of bats under climate change and habitat fragmentation
Forest, Grassland, AgricultureForecasting the combined effects of climate and land use change on Mexican bats2018Diversity and DistributionsThe fate of bats under climate change and habitat fragmentation
Urban, AgricultureTaking the elephant out of the room and into the corridor: can urban corridors work?2017OryxUrban corridors: research updates around the globe
Agriculture, ForestComparative landscape genetics of two frugivorous bats in a biological corridor undergoing agricultural intensification2017Molecular EcologyThe role of a biological corridor in maintaining genetic connectivity of fruit bats
Forest, AgricultureCharacteristics of human-sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) encounters and the resulting human casualties in the Kanha-Pench corridor, Madhya Pradesh, India2017PLOS ONENA
AgricultureLandscape features impact connectivity between soil populations: a comparative study of gene flow in earthworms2017Molecular EcologyAbove-ground landscape features impact connectivity and gene flow for underground species
Forest, AgricultureUnderproductive agriculture aids connectivity in tropical forests2017Forest Ecology and ManagementCorridors in Asia: recent case studies
Forest, AgriculturePlanning connectivity at multiple scales for large mammals in a human-dominated biodiversity hotspot2017Journal for Nature ConservationNA
AgricultureRailway lines affect spatial turnover of pollinator communities in an agricultural landscape2017Diversity and DistributionsRailway lines serve as corridors for pollinators
AgricultureReptiles and frogs conform to multiple conceptual landscape models in an agricultural landscape2017Diversity and DistributionsFive landscape conceptual models are put to the test
AgriculturePrairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn–soybean croplands2017Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPrairie strips provide wildlife habitat within the agricultural matrix
Forest, Urban, AgricultureComparison of land use change in payments for environmental services and National Biological Corridor Programs2017Land Use PolicyNA
Agriculture, Forest, WetlandBats in the Ghats: Agricultural intensification reduces functional diversity and increases trait filtering in a biodiversity hotspot in India2017Biological ConservationCoffee, tea, and their influence on bats in the Ghats
Forest, AgricultureTerrestrial mammal responses to habitat structure and quality of remnant riparian forests in and Amazonian cattle-ranching landscape2017Biological ConservationNA
Freshwater, Agriculture, Desert, Mountain, Grassland"Restoration economy" strives to protect pollinators, create jobs2016Scientific AmericanPeople both create and benefit from the ecosystem services corridors provide
Forest, Agriculture, Wetland, FreshwaterPrioritization of habitat patches for landscape connectivity conservation differs between least-cost and resistance distances2016Landscape EcologyNA
Mountian, Agriculture, ForestDispersal ecology informs design of large-scale wildlife corridors2016PLoS ONEDesigning corridors with dispersal ecology in mind
Forest, Wetland, AgricultureAre riparian forest reserves sources of invertebrate biodiversity spillover and associated ecosystem functions in oil palm landscapes?2016Biological ConservationLittle evidence for biodiversity spillover into oil palm plantations
Forest, AgricultureLandscape connectivity losses due to sea level rise and land use change2016Animal ConservationSea level rise and land use change are set to disrupt connectivity in the Southeastern US
AgricultureCrop connectivity under climate change: future environmental and geographic risks of potato late blight in Scotland2016Global Change EcologyCrop connectivity affects the spread of disease under climate change
Agriculture, GrasslandFire management strategies to maintain species population processes in a fragmented landscape of fire-interval extremes2016Ecological ApplicationsHow often should a landscape burn?
Urban, AgricultureUrbanisation versus agriculture: a comparison of local genetic diversity and gene flow between wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus populations in human-modified landscapes2016EcographyUrban vs. agriculture: which maintains landscape connectivity better?
Forest, Grassland, Urban, AgricultureUsing step and path selection functions for estimating resistance to movement: pumas as a case study2016Landscape EcologyBest practices: What is the best approach to estimate resistance?
Wetland, AgricultureDitch network sustains functional connectivity and influences patterns of gene flow in an intensive agricultural landscape2015HeredityTo maintain plant gene flow, don’t ditch the ditches
Forest, AgricultureSafeguarding ecosystem services: a methodological framework to buffer the joint effect of habitat configuration and climate change2015Plos ONESafeguarding pollination and other ecosystem services for the future
AgricultureLandscape-scale accessibility of livestock to tigers: implications of spatial grain for modeling predation risk to mitigate human-carnivore conflict2015Ecology and EvolutionMapping tiger attack hotspots to reduce conflict
AgricultureCan orchards help connect Mediterranean ecosystems? Animal movement data alter conservation priorities2015American Midland NaturalistNot all agriculture is created equal when you’re on the move
Forest, Agriculture, GrasslandEvaluating connectivity for tropical amphibians using empirically derived resistance surfaces2015Ecological ApplicationsNA
AgricultureResponse of non-grassland avian guilds to adjacent herbaceous field buffers: testing the configuration of targeted conservation practices in agricultural landscapes2015Journal of Applied EcologyIndirect effects of grassland buffers on non-target species
Forest, Grassland, Agriculture, UrbanA species-centered approach for uncovering generalities in organism responses to habitat loss and fragmentation2014EcographyNA
Forest, AgricultureForest fragments modulate the provision of multiple ecosystem services2014Journal of Applied EcologyUnderstanding the effects of landscape fragmentation on human well-being
AgricultureA modelling approach to infer the effects of wind farms on landscape connectivity for bats2014Landscape EcologyNA
Agriculture, WetlandThe role of reserves and anthropogenic habitats for functional connectivity and resilience of ephemeral wetlands2014Ecological ApplicationsMapping functional wetland connectivity across reserves and anthropogenic habitats
AgricultureThe effectiveness of ditch banks as dispersal corridor for plants in agricultural landscapes depends on species' dispersal traits2014Biological ConservationThe role of agricultural ditch banks as corridors
Forest, Grassland, Urban, AgricultureSensitivity of landscape resistance stimates based on point selection functions to scale and behavioral state: pumas as a case study2014Landscape EcologyBest practices: What is the best approach to estimate resistance?
Grassland, AgricultureGrassland connectivity by motor vehicles and grazing livestock2013EcographyMaintaining grassland connectivity via cars and cows
Forest, Grassland, Agriculture, Urban, FreshwaterDeterminants of extinction-colonization dynamics in Mediterranean butterflies: the role of landscape, climate and local habitat features2013Journal of Animal EcologyHow do habitat, landscape and climate affect population dynamics across different species?
AgricultureClimate change, wine, and conservation2013Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USAClimate change may shift wineries into key corridors
Agriculture, ForestThe potential for agroecosystems to restore ecological corridors and sustain farmer livelihoods: evidence from Brazil2012Ecological RestorationWildlife corridors on three continents
Forest, AgricultureCorridors and connectivity: when use and function do not equate2006Landscape EcologyNA
Mountain, Forest, AgricultureDesigning a conservation landscape for tigers in human-dominated environments2004Conservation BiologyTigers: Connecting the dots in a fragmented landscape
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