Prioritizing landscape connectivity of a tropical forest biodiversity hotspot in global change scenario

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 472; p. 118247
• Main Authors: Oliveira-Junior, Neil Damas de, Heringer, Gustavo, Bueno, Marcelo Leandro, Pontara, Vanessa, Meira-Neto, João Augusto Alves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2020
• Subjects: basins; biodiversity; Biodiversity hotspot; Brazilian Atlantic Forest; forest ecology; Fragmentation; Global change; habitat connectivity; land cover; Landscape connectivity; probability; trees; tropical forests; Biodiversity hotspot; Brazilian Atlantic Forest; Landscape connectivity; Global change; Fragmentation

•Connectivity is a major concern in landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation.•We used a habitat/non-habitat approach to assess connectivity in a biodiversity hotspot.•Maps of resistance to connectivity, and of least-cost paths were generated.•Well-connected regions will demand conservation pr...