Species Vulnerability and Habitat Loss II

Dear Colleagues,

Understanding species’ vulnerability to habitat loss is of pivotal importance for conservation planning of threatened species. It is well known that habitat loss is one of the major threats of biodiversity loss worldwide. When a habitat is destroyed, degraded, or becomes fragmented, the plants, animals, and other organisms that occupy the habitat exeperience a reduction in the capacity or ability to survive, to the point that populations can decline and become extinct. Some species, however, can thrive in conditions of degraded and fragmented habitats, and can  even spread into human-modified habitats.

In this Special Issue we are seeking original articles, commentaries, meta-analyses, and reviews that investigate species’ responses to habitat loss and the creation of new habitats. What are the traits that are linked to the ability to survive in conditions of habitat loss? What are the consequences of habitat loss in terms of physiological responses and stress levels? This Special Issue is mainly focused on plants and animals, but original contributions on other organisms may be accepted.

We encourage submissions on the following topics:

• Species traits that can predict vulnerability to habitat loss;
• Species responses to edge habitats;
• Stressors and stresses linked to habitat loss;
• The ability of species to survive in human-modified habitats;
• Importance of dispersal in allowing the persistence of species in fragmented landscapes;
• Successful conservation planning strategies.

Other topics relevant to the SI can be also considered prior to an inquiry sent to the guest editors.

Dr. Michela Balestri
Dr. Marco Campera
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• edge effect
• stress
• species trait
• threatened species
• fragmentation
• habitat shift
• dispersal
• extinction risk
• conservation planning

• Species Vulnerability and Habitat Loss in Land (11 articles)