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Connectivity promotes plant movement and biodiversity for both terrestrial and aquatic plants. Previous research has found that connectivity increases plant seed dispersal, pollination, and gene flow, which benefits plant population persistence.
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ClassificationPublicationYearJournalDigest
Terrestrial plant - forestAdvancing forest fragmentation analysis: a systematic review of evolving spatial metrics, software platforms, and remote sensing innovations2026Landscape EcologyReviewing four decades of fragmentation metrics
Wetland plant21st‐century mangrove expansion along the Southeastern United States2026Global Change BiologyClimate and connectivity drive mangrove range expansion
Terrestrial plant - herbaceousHabitat fragmentation affects plant–arthropod interactions through connectivity loss and edge effects2026EcologyConnectivity and habitat edges affect multiple plant-arthropod interactions
Terrestrial plant - forestEconomic costs of global forest protection may be overstated2026Nature CommunicationsRethinking the economic costs of forest protection for 30×30
Terrestrial plant - variousProtected area management has significant spillover effects on vegetation2025NatureExtending conservation benefits beyond boundaries
Terrestrial plant - forestConnectivity benefits most woodland invertebrate species but only in landscapes with low woodland cover2025Ecology LettersConnectivity matters – but especially where woodland cover is scarce
Terrestrial plant - grasslandTesting whether connectivity stabilizes metacommunities and rescues declining diversity in a 25-y grassland study2025Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienceshttps://conservationcorridor.org/digests/2025/12/testing-whether-connectivity-stabilizes-metacommunities/
Terrestrial plant - variousSuturing fragmented landscapes: Mosaic hybrid zones in plants may facilitate ecosystem resiliency2025PNASHybrid zones expand plant resilience in fragmented landscapes
Terrestrial plant - forestFragmentation increased in over half of global forests from 2000 to 20202025ScienceOver half of global forests have become more fragmented
Terrestrial plant - treeHuman degradation of tropical moist forests is greater than previously estimated2024NatureThe extent of global tropical forest degradation
Terrestrial plant - seed dispersalDispersing across habitat boundaries: Uncovering the demographic fates of populations in unsuitable habitat2024EcosphereHow dangerous is dispersal across habitat boundaries?
Aquatic plantSpatial synchrony cascades across ecosystem boundaries and up food webs via resource subsidies2024Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPopulation synchrony across ecosystem boundaries
Terrestrial plant - woodyIntraspecific leaf trait variation mediates edge effects on litter decomposition rate in fragmented forests2024EcologyForest edges and leaf functional traits impact decomposition
Terrestrial plant - various Integrating climate-change refugia into 30x30 2023Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentIntegrating climate-change refugia into 30×30
Wetland plantA new set of metrics and framework to assess the colonization potential of riverscapes by wind-dispersed plant species2023Scientific ReportsNew metrics to assess connectivity in river landscapes
Terrestrial plant - tree Plants maintain climate fidelity in the face of dynamic climate change 2023Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesShould I stay or should I go? Climate fidelity in plants over 18,000 years
Terrestrial plant - treeSensitivity of forest phenology in China varies with proximity to forest edges2023Forest EcosystemsForest edges and climate shift plant phenology
Terrestrial plant - woody Habitat fragmentation increases specialization of multi-trophic interactions by high species turnover 2023Proceedings of the Royal Society BHabitat loss and fragmentation alter interaction networks
Terrestrial plant - grassland Powerline Corridors Can Add Ecological Value to Suburban Landscapes When Not Maintained as Lawn 2022SustainabilityPowerlines as corridors that support biodiversity in suburban landscapes
Terrestrial plant - woody Emergent properties of species-habitat networks in an insular forest landscape 2022Science AdvancesScaling up the impacts of habitat fragmentation to the entire landscape
Terrestrial plant - tree Even modest climate change may lead to major transitions in boreal forests 2022NatureShifting boreal forests under climate change
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Delayed effects of climate on vital rates lead to demographic divergence in Amazonian forest fragments 2022Global Change BiologyDrought and its delayed effects in tropical forest fragments
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Corridors affect plants, animals, and their interactions in fragmented landscapes 2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Terrestrial plant - seed dispersal Corridors affect plants, animals, and their interactions in fragmented landscapes 2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Terrestrial plant - seed dispersal Habitat fragmentation alters the distance of abiotic seed dispersal through edge effects and direction of dispersal 2022EcologyHabitat fragmentation changes the way seeds disperse
Invasive plant Coupled ecological and management connectivity across administrative boundaries in undeveloped landscapes 2021EcosphereWhen administrative boundaries lead to ecological boundaries
Terrestrial plant - woody Global wind patterns shape genetic differentiation, asymmetric gene flow, and genetic diversity in trees 2021Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesWind connectivity and its impact on tree genetics
Terrestrial plant - various Corridors as a tool for linking habitats - Shortcomings and perspectives for plant conservation 2021Journal for Nature ConservationPerspectives in plant connectivity
Terrestrial plant - various Predicting range shifts for critically endangered plants: Is habitat connectivity irrelevant or necessary? 2021Biological ConservationConnectivity as an integral part of predicting range shifts
Terrestrial plant - forest Network analysis can guide resilience-based management in forest landscapes under global change 2020Ecological ApplicationsForest network resilience under climate change and natural disturbance
Invasive plant Effects of terrestrial transport corridors and associated landscape context on invasion by forest plants 2020Biological InvasionsRoads as corridors, for better and worse
Terrestrial plant - various Habitat fragmentation reduces plant progeny quality: a global synthesis 2019Ecology LettersHabitat fragmentation and its consequences for plant progeny
Terrestrial plant - various Ongoing accumulation of plant diversity through habitat connectivity in an 18-year experiment 2019SciencePlant diversity benefits from corridors over long time scales
Terrestrial plant - various Wilderness areas halve the extinction risk of terrestrial biodiversity 2019NatureFrom theory to reality: validating connectivity models with on-the-ground movement data
Terrestrial plant - various 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
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Additive effects of connectivity provided by different habitat types drive plant assembly 2019Scientific ReportsPlant assemblages are affected by connectivity and dispersal mode
Invasive plant Floods affect the abundance of invasive Impatiens glandulifera and its spread from river corridors 2018Diversity and DistributionsNatural disasters and the science of landscape connectivity
Aquatic plant Antarctica's ecological isolation will be broken by storm-driven dispersal and warming 2018Nature Climate ChangeNatural disasters and the science of landscape connectivity
Wetland plant Large, connected floodplain forests prone to flooding best sustain plant diversity 2018EcologyNatural disasters and the science of landscape connectivity
Terrestrial plant - woody Spatial and temporal variability of fragmentation effects in a long term, eucalypt forest fragmentation experiment 2018Landscape EcologyHabitat fragmentation lessons from long-term, large-scale forest experiments
Terrestrial plant - forest An Amazonian rainforest and is fragments as a laboratory of global change 2018Biological ReviewsHabitat fragmentation lessons from long-term, large-scale forest experiments
Wetland plant Nativity and seed dispersal mode influence species' responses to habitat connectivity and urban environments 2018Global Ecology and BiogeographyUrban connectivity: recent research on species linkages in urban green spaces
Terrestrial plant - forest Landscape-level effects on aboveground biomass of tropical forests: a conceptual framework 2018Global Change BiologyLook beyond edge effects to estimate the impacts of tropical forest fragmentation
Terrestrial plant - forest A landscape approach for cost-effective large-scale forest restoration 2018Journal of Applied EcologyRestoration as a tool to increase landscape connectivity
Terrestrial plant - forest Urban forests form isolated archipelagos 2018Journal of Urban EcologyUrban connectivity: recent research on species linkages in urban green spaces
Terrestrial plant - grassland Associations between plant and pollinator communities under grassland restoration respond mainly to landscape connectivity 2018Journal of Applied Ecology
Terrestrial plant - grassland Connectivity or area: what drives plant species richness in habitat corridors? 2018Landscape Ecology
Terrestrial plant - grassland Connectivity analysis as a tool for assessing restoration success 2018Landscape Ecology
Wetland plant Urban riparian systems function as corridors for both native and invasive plant species 2017Biological InvasionsUrban riparian corridors spread both native and non-native plant species
Terrestrial plant - various Meta-corridor solutions for climate-vulnerable plant species groups in South Korea 2017Journal of Applied EcologyCreating climate meta-corridors for vulnerable species in South Korea
Aquatic plant Anticipating changes to future connectivity within a network of marine protected areas 2017Global Change BiologyThe future of marine connectivity under climate change
Terrestrial plant - various Experimental evidence does not support the Habitat Amount Hypothesis 2017EcographyExperimental evidence does not support the Habitat Amount Hypothesis
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Both spatiotemporal connectivity and habitat quality limit the immigration of forest plants into wooded corridors 2017Plant Ecology
Terrestrial plant - tree Edge effects enhance carbon uptake and its vulnerability to climate change in temperate broadleaf forests 2017Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesAllowing protected areas to come and go
Terrestrial plant - various Habitat-based conservation strategies cannot compensate for climate-change-induced range loss 2017Nature Climate ChangeHabitat conservation alone cannot fully protect species from the effects of climate change
Aquatic plant Climate change, species range shifts and dispersal corridors: an evaluation of spatial conservation models 2016Methods in Ecology and EvolutionResources for connectivity and climate change
Terrestrial plant - seed dispersal Connectivity from a different perspective: comparing seed dispersal kernels in connected vs. unfragmented landscapes 2016Ecology
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous 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
Invasive plant Mountain roads shift native and non-native plants species' ranges 2016EcographyMountain roads act as corridors for elevational range shifts of both native and non-native plants
Terrestrial plant - tree 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
Terrestrial plant - forest 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?
Invasive plant Modelling critical patches of connectivity for invasive Maling bamboo (Yushania maling) in Darjeeling Himalayas using graph theoretic approach 2016Ecological Modelling
Terrestrial plant - crop Crop connectivity under climate change: future environmental and geographic risks of potato late blight in Scotland 2016Global Change EcologyCrop connectivity affects the spread of disease under climate change
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Fire management strategies to maintain species population processes in a fragmented landscape of fire-interval extremes 2016Ecological ApplicationsHow often should a landscape burn?
Terrestrial plant - grassland The spatial and temporal components of functional connectivity in fragmented landscapes 2015AmbioForest network resilience under climate change and natural disturbance
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous The influence of habitat fragmentation on multiple plant-animal interactions and plant reproduction 2015Ecology
Terrestrial plant - tree Habitat corridors facilitate genetic resilience irrespective of species dispersal abilities or population sizes 2015Evolutionary ApplicationsCorridor design and quality impact genetic resilience across populations
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Constraints to and conservation implications for climate change adaptation in plants 2015Conservation GeneticsReview: plant responses to climate change
Terrestrial plant - tree Constraints to and conservation implications for climate change adaptation in plants 2015Conservation GeneticsReview: plant responses to climate change
Wetland plant Ditch network sustains functional connectivity and influences patterns of gene flow in an intensive agricultural landscape 2015HeredityTo maintain plant gene flow, don’t ditch the ditches
Terrestrial plant - various Habitat networks and food security: promoting species range shift under climate change depends on life history and the dynamics of land use choices 2015Landscape EcologySome species will successfully shift ranges under climate change. Many will not.
Terrestrial plant - various Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth's ecosystems 2015Science Advances
Terrestrial plant - grassland Local and landscape management drive trait-mediated biodiversity of nine taxa on small grassland fragments 2015Diversity and DistributionsManagement recommendations for maintaining grassland biodiversity
Terrestrial plant - grassland Urban power line corridors as novel habitats for grassland and alien plant species in south-western Finland 2015PLoS ONEUrban power lines act as corridors for both native and invasive plants
Terrestrial plant - tree 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
Terrestrial plant - various Shifting protected areas: scheduling spatial priorities under climate change 2014Journal of Applied EcologyAllowing protected areas to come and go
Terrestrial plant - seed dispersal How fragmentation and corridors affect wind dynamics and seed dispersal in open habitats 2014Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesWind dynamics in corridors
Terrestrial plant - woody Carbon stock corridors to mitigate climate change and promote biodiversity in the tropics 2014Nature Climate ChangeCreating corridors in the tropics based on carbon stock
Terrestrial plant - grassland The effectiveness of ditch banks as dispersal corridor for plants in agricultural landscapes depends on species' dispersal traits 2014Biological ConservationThe role of agricultural ditch banks as corridors
Invasive plant Grassland connectivity by motor vehicles and grazing livestock 2013EcographyMaintaining grassland connectivity via cars and cows
Terrestrial plant - grassland Grassland connectivity by motor vehicles and grazing livestock 2013EcographyMaintaining grassland connectivity via cars and cows
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Streams are efficient corridors for plant species in forest metacommunities 2013Journal of Applied EcologyStreams can act as high-speed corridors for plants
Terrestrial plant - 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
Terrestrial plant - seed dispersal Comparing habitat configuration strategies for retaining biodiversity under climate change 2013Journal of Applied EcologyDesigning reserves for biodiversity
Terrestrial plant - tree Testing large-scale conservation corridors designed for patterns and processes: comparative phylogeography of three tree species 2013Diversity and DistributionsTesting the effectiveness of large-scale conservation corridors
Terrestrial plant - seed dispersal Barriers or corridors? The overlooked role of unpaved roads in endozoochorous seed dispersal 2013Journal of Applied EcologyUnpaved roads as seed corridors
Terrestrial plant - tree Vulnerability of baobab species to climate change and effectiveness of the protected area network in Madagascar: towards new conservation priorities 2013Biological ConservationAre protected area networks enough to conserve biodiversity?
Terrestrial plant - various Connecting fragments of Pine Rockland ecosystem of south Florida: the connect to protect network 2012Ecological RestorationWildlife corridors on three continents
Terrestrial plant - various Rapid range shifts of species associated with high levels of climate warming 2011ScienceCorridors and Climate Change
Invasive plant Plant invasions in the landscape 2011Landscape EcologyCorridor Concerns
Terrestrial plant - various The movement ecology and dynamics of plant communities in fragmented landscapes 2008Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Terrestrial plant - various Corridors increase plant species richness at large scales 2006Science
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Planning for climate change: Identifying minimum-dispersal corridors for the cape Proteaceae 2005Conservation Biology
Terrestrial plant - various Corridor use by diverse taxa 2003Ecology
Terrestrial plant - herbaceous Spatial ecology of predator-prey interactions: corridors and patch shape influence seed predation 2003Ecology
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