Where matrix quality most matters? Using connectivity models to assess effectiveness of matrix conversion in the Atlantic Forest

摘要: Great interest has been devoted to understand how agricultural matrix managements affect species flux in the patchy landscapes and agroforestry systems are known enhance connectivity for forest dwelling species. In Brazilian Atlantic Forest, high degree of fragmentation makes implementation or conservation existing keystone conservation. We located places Forest where restoration is more effective terms using a multi-scale approach. conducted large scale regional analysis identify regions which conversion larger effect on bird functional connectivity. Furthermore, we two separate local analyses landscape accounted effectiveness analysis. One was overlap with Code debt map assess much land-owners must restore as obligated by law. The second consisted locating areas least cost path trajectories density within selected landscape. Matrix effort would be largely maximized acting specific places, interdisciplinary models that account biological response biodiversity contextualizes under environmental laws will foster policies.