作者: Rosie Woodroffe , Simon Hedges , Sarah M. Durant
关键词: Ecology (disciplines) 、 Environmental protection 、 Biodiversity conservation 、 Ecosystem 、 Fence (finance) 、 Habitat fragmentation 、 Fencing 、 Agroforestry 、 Biodiversity 、 Wildlife
摘要: Habitat fragmentation undermines the functioning of ecosystems, and so biodiversity conservation often entails maintaining or restoring landscape connections. However, conservationists also destroy connectivity by constructing wildlife fences. A recent debate about use fences to protect African lions ( 1 – 3 ) highlights a more general need evaluate role fencing in conservation.