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Connectivity benefits bird biodiversity and maintains ecosystem services that birds provide, such as pollination and seed dispersal. For migratory birds, connectivity along migration routes is significant for migration success.
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ClassificationPublicationYearJournalDigest
Multiple speciesHigh-quality surrounding landscapes mitigate avian extirpations from forest remnants2026PNASHigh-quality surrounding landscapes mitigate avian extirpations from forest remnants
Multiple speciesStrategic placement of plantations enhances forest connectivity for birds in agricultural landscapes2026Landscape EcologyForest plantations as stepping stones for connectivity in agriculture
Multiple speciesCross-ecosystem linkages between freshwater insects and riparian birds across the USA2026Nature Ecology & EvolutionAquatic-terrestrial connectivity sustains communities
Multiple speciesGeographic redistributions are insufficient to mitigate exposure to climate change in North American birds2025Nature Ecology & Evolutionhttps://conservationcorridor.org/digests/2025/08/how-well-do-range-shifts-mitigate-climate-change-for-north-american-birds/
SongbirdHybridization mitigates climate change risk in mountainous birds2025Nature Climate ChangeHybridization mitigates climate change risks for birds
SongbirdThe role of tropical rainfall in driving range dynamics for a long-distance migratory bird2023Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesMigratory connectivity shifts under climate change
Bird biodiversity Integrating climate-change refugia into 30x30 2023Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentIntegrating climate-change refugia into 30×30
Multiple speciesPrioritizing ecological connectivity among protected areas in Colombia using a functional approach for birds2023Global Ecology and ConservationSafeguarding Colombia’s avian biodiversity by connecting protected areas
Songbird Integrating remote sensing data on habitat suitability and functional connectivity to inform multitaxa roadkill mitigation plans 2023Landscape EcologyPredicting roadkill risk across multiple taxa
Migration routes Highway(s) overhead: Strong differences in wetland connectivity and protected status challenge waterbird migration along the four Palearctic-Afrotropical flyways 2022Diversity and DistributionsProtecting wetland connectivity along migratory flyways
Crane Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes 2022Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Bird biodiversity Powerline Corridors Can Add Ecological Value to Suburban Landscapes When Not Maintained as Lawn 2022SustainabilityPowerlines as corridors that support biodiversity in suburban landscapes
Multiple species Developing a national indicator of functional connectivity 2022Ecological IndicatorsUsing population synchrony to quantify functional connectivity
Multiple species Emergent properties of species-habitat networks in an insular forest landscape 2022Science AdvancesScaling up the impacts of habitat fragmentation to the entire landscape
Seed dispersal Corridors affect plants, animals, and their interactions in fragmented landscapes 2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Multiple species Climate change vulnerability of terrestrial vertebrates in a major refuge and dispersal corridor in North America 2022Diversity and DistributionsSpecies vulnerable to climate change in the Appalachian forest corridor
Vulture Landscape connectivity analysis: new metrics that account for patch quality, neighbors' attributes and robust connections 2021Landscape Ecology
Dove Landscape connectivity analysis: new metrics that account for patch quality, neighbors' attributes and robust connections 2021Landscape Ecology
Owl Mapping sources, sinks, and connectivity using a simulation model of northern spotted owls 2021Landscape Ecology
Bird biodiversity How do habitat amount and habitat fragmentation drive time-delayed responses of biodiversity to land-use change? 2021Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Songbird Pooling biodiversity offsets to improve habitat connectivity and species conservation 2021Journal of Environmental Management
Multiple species Isolated trees and small woody patches greatly contribute to connectivity in highly fragmented tropical landscapes 2020Landscape and Urban PlanningSmall-scale connectivity makes a big impact for some species
Multiple species The allometry of movement predicts the connectivity of communities 2020Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPredicting community connectivity using body size
Multiple species Habitat amount versus connectivity: An empirical study of bird responses 2020Biological Conservation
Multiple species Meta-analysis on a decade of testing corridor efficacy: what new have we learned? 2019Current Landscape Ecology ReportsA decade of research finds corridors effectively increase species movement, fitness, and richness
Songbird Combining habitat suitability models and spatial graphs for more effective landscape conservation planning: an applied methodological framework and a species case study 2018Journal for Nature Conservation
Owl Nature divided, scientists united: USA-Mexico border wall threatens biodiversity and binational conservation 2018BioScienceConservation and connectivity across the border wall
Bird biodiversity Bird-community responses to habitat creation in a long-term, large-scale natural experiment 2018Conservation BiologyHabitat fragmentation lessons from long-term, large-scale forest experiments
Woodpecker Applying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to climate and land-use change 2017Conservation BiologyApplying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to change
Shorebird Applying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to climate and land-use change 2017Conservation BiologyApplying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to change
Songbird Applying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to climate and land-use change 2017Conservation BiologyApplying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to change
Owl Applying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to climate and land-use change 2017Conservation BiologyApplying network theory to prioritize multi-species habitat networks that are robust to change
Grouse Three-dimensional habitat structure and landscape genetics: a step forward in estimating functional connectivity 2017Ecology
Bird biodiversity Targeted habitat restoration can reduce extinction rates in fragmented forests 2017Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesConnectivity = more bang for the buck
Bird biodiversity Prairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn-soybean croplands 2017Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPrairie strips provide wildlife habitat within the agricultural matrix
Bird biodiversity Does demolition improve biodiversity? Linking urban green space and socioeconomic characteristics to avian richness in a shrinking city 2017Urban EcosystemsUrban corridors: research updates around the globe
Hummingbird "Restoration economy" strives to protect pollinators, create jobs 2016Scientific AmericanPeople both create and benefit from the ecosystem services corridors provide
Hummingbird Corridors restore animal-mediated pollination in fragmented tropical forest landscapes 2016Proceedings of the Royal Society BCorridors provide hummingbirds with strong pollination routes in fragmented landscapes
Songbird Scatter-hoarding corvids as seed dispersers for oaks and pines: a review of a widely distributed mutualism and its utility to habitat restoration 2016The CondorCorvids act as ecosystem engineers to disperse oaks and pines
Multiple species Response of the endangered tropical dry forests to climate change and the role of Mexican Protected Areas for their conservation 2016Global Change BiologyProtected area networks around the globe: adequate or not?
Heron Dry riverbeds: corridors for terrestrial vertebrates 2016EcosphereDry riverbeds can act as corridors for terrestrial organisms
Pheasant Dry riverbeds: corridors for terrestrial vertebrates 2016EcosphereDry riverbeds can act as corridors for terrestrial organisms
Songbird Dry riverbeds: corridors for terrestrial vertebrates 2016EcosphereDry riverbeds can act as corridors for terrestrial organisms
Songbird A stochastic movement simulator improves estimates of landscape connectivity 2015Ecology
Bird biodiversity Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth's ecosystems 2015Science Advances
Songbird Do corridors promote connectivity for bird-dispersed trees? The case of Persea lingue in Chilean fragmented landscapes 2015Landscape EcologyQuestioning the effectiveness of corridors for seed dispersal
Multiple species Large-scale habitat corridors for biodiversity conservation: a forest corridor in Madagascar 2015PLoS ONECoupling field surveys, forest mapping, and simulation models to understand the future of a Madagascar corridor
Songbird Multi-purpose habitat networks for short-range and long-range connectivity: a new method combining graph and circuit connectivity 2015Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Bird biodiversity Response of non-grassland avian guilds to adjacent herbaceous field buffers: testing the configuration of targeted conservation practices in agricultural landscapes 2015Journal of Applied EcologyIndirect effects of grassland buffers on non-target species
Woodpecker Connectivity conservation priorities for individual patches evaluated in the present landscape: how durable and effective are they in the long term? 2015EcographyPrioritizing patches as habitat losses accumulate
Owl Connectivity conservation priorities for individual patches evaluated in the present landscape: how durable and effective are they in the long term? 2015EcographyPrioritizing patches as habitat losses accumulate
Grouse Connectivity conservation priorities for individual patches evaluated in the present landscape: how durable and effective are they in the long term? 2015EcographyPrioritizing patches as habitat losses accumulate
Songbird Shifting protected areas: scheduling spatial priorities under climate change 2014Journal of Applied EcologyAllowing protected areas to come and go
Songbird A species-centered approach for uncovering generalities in organism responses to habitat loss and fragmentation 2014Ecography
Woodpecker Defining and evaluating the umbrella species concept for conserving and restoring landscape connectivity 2014Conservation BiologyAre umbrella species effective for connectivity conservation?
Grouse Evaluating population connectivity for species of conservation concern in the American Great Plains 2013Biodiversity and ConservationBroad-scale connectivity in the American Great Plains
Seed dispersal Landscape corridors promote long-distance seed-dispersal by birds during winter but not during summer at an experimentally fragmented restoration site 2013Ecological Restoration
Bird of prey Network modularity reveals critical scales for connectivity in ecology and evolution 2013Nature CommunicationsIdentifying scales of connectivity using network modularity
Bird biodiversity Global patterns of terrestrial vertebrate diversity and conservations 2013Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPredicting the future movement routes of 3000 species
Multiple species Projected climate-driven faunal movement rates 2013Ecology Letters
Vulture Evaluating the Connectivity of a Protected Areas' Network under the Prism of Global Change: The Efficiency of the European Natura 2000 Network for Four Birds of Prey2013PLoS ONEAssessing future connectivity of a large-scale protected network
Bird of prey Evaluating the connectivity of a protected area’s network under the prism of global change: the efficiency of the European Natura 2000 network for four birds of prey 2013PLoS ONEAssessing future connectivity of a large-scale protected network
Woodpecker Stepping stones are crucial for species' long-distance dispersal and range expansion through habitat networks 2013Journal of Applied EcologyIncorporating stepping stones in improved but simple connectivity models
Woodpecker Empirical estimation of dispersal resistance surfaces: a case study with red-cockaded woodpeckers 2013Landscape EcologyDigests for Debate: Resistance is nonlinearly related to habitat suitability
Woodpecker Evaluating the effectiveness of a Safe Harbor Program for connecting wildlife populations 2013Animal ConservationDoes a Safe Harbor Program enhance connectivity?
Multiple species Rapid range shifts of species associated with high levels of climate warming 2011ScienceCorridors and Climate Change
Bird biodiversity How conservation GIS leads to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011Natureza & ConservaçãoNew corridor targets threatened birds and golden lion tamarins
Owl Uncertainty analysis of least-cost modeling for designing wildlife linkages 2009Ecological Applications
Songbird Riparian corridors enhance movement of a forest specialist bird in fragmented tropical forest 2008Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNew ideas for improving corridor models
Songbird The effects of patch shape on Indigo Buntings: evidence for an ecological trap 2005Ecology
Seed dispersal Spatial ecology of predator-prey interactions: corridors and patch shape influence seed predation 2003Ecology
Bird biodiversity Are boreal birds resilient to forest fragmentation? An experimental study of short-term community responses 1997Ecology
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