Research Portal

Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Standard Standard

Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity. / Wintle, Brendan A.; Kujala, Heini; Whitehead, Amy et al.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 116, No. 3, 15.01.2019, p. 909-914.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

HarvardHarvard

Wintle, BA, Kujala, H, Whitehead, A, Cameron, A, Veloz, S, Kukkala, A, Moilanen, A, Gordon, A, Lentini, PE, Cadenhead, NCR & Bekessy, SA 2019, 'Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 116, no. 3, pp. 909-914. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813051115

APA

Wintle, B. A., Kujala, H., Whitehead, A., Cameron, A., Veloz, S., Kukkala, A., Moilanen, A., Gordon, A., Lentini, P. E., Cadenhead, N. C. R., & Bekessy, S. A. (2019). Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(3), 909-914. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813051115

CBE

Wintle BA, Kujala H, Whitehead A, Cameron A, Veloz S, Kukkala A, Moilanen A, Gordon A, Lentini PE, Cadenhead NCR, et al. 2019. Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116(3):909-914. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813051115

MLA

Wintle, Brendan A. et al. "Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2019, 116(3). 909-914. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813051115

VancouverVancouver

Wintle BA, Kujala H, Whitehead A, Cameron A, Veloz S, Kukkala A et al. Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2019 Jan 15;116(3):909-914. Epub 2018 Dec 10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1813051115

Author

Wintle, Brendan A. ; Kujala, Heini ; Whitehead, Amy et al. / Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2019 ; Vol. 116, No. 3. pp. 909-914.

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity

AU - Wintle, Brendan A.

AU - Kujala, Heini

AU - Whitehead, Amy

AU - Cameron, Alison

AU - Veloz, Sam

AU - Kukkala, Aija

AU - Moilanen, Atte

AU - Gordon, Ascelin

AU - Lentini, Pia E.

AU - Cadenhead, Natasha C. R.

AU - Bekessy, Sarah A.

N1 - Copyright © 2019 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.

PY - 2019/1/15

Y1 - 2019/1/15

N2 - Island biogeography theory posits that species richness increases with island size and decreases with isolation. This logic underpins much conservation policy and regulation, with preference given to conserving large, highly connected areas, and relative ambivalence shown toward protecting small, isolated habitat patches. We undertook a global synthesis of the relationship between the conservation value of habitat patches and their size and isolation, based on 31 systematic conservation planning studies across four continents. We found that small, isolated patches are inordinately important for biodiversity conservation. Our results provide a powerful argument for redressing the neglect of small, isolated habitat patches, for urgently prioritizing their restoration, and for avoiding simplistic application of island biogeography theory in conservation decisions.

AB - Island biogeography theory posits that species richness increases with island size and decreases with isolation. This logic underpins much conservation policy and regulation, with preference given to conserving large, highly connected areas, and relative ambivalence shown toward protecting small, isolated habitat patches. We undertook a global synthesis of the relationship between the conservation value of habitat patches and their size and isolation, based on 31 systematic conservation planning studies across four continents. We found that small, isolated patches are inordinately important for biodiversity conservation. Our results provide a powerful argument for redressing the neglect of small, isolated habitat patches, for urgently prioritizing their restoration, and for avoiding simplistic application of island biogeography theory in conservation decisions.

KW - Zonation

KW - irreplaceability

KW - complementarity

KW - fragmentation

KW - conservation

KW - biodiversity

UR - https://www.pnas.org/content/116/3/909/tab-figures-data

U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1813051115

DO - 10.1073/pnas.1813051115

M3 - Article

C2 - 30530660

VL - 116

SP - 909

EP - 914

JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

SN - 0027-8424

IS - 3

ER -