文摘
Movements of animals and plants have been disrupted by habitat loss and land-use change Community-led initiatives to improve connectivity using restoration and revegetation are becoming commonplace, but we don’t know how effective our expenditure and actions are Rather than simply measuring habitat extent or configuration, initiatives must assess the function of connectivity conservation actions and the influence of these actions on population persistence Monitoring should be included at all stages in plans and funding agreements, necessitating input from ecologists in co-ordination, evaluation, analysis and reporting.