Jean Paul Metzger

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors quantify how much of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest still remains, and analyze its spatial distribution, and suggest some guidelines for conservation: (i) large mature forest fragments should be a conservation priority; (ii) smaller fragments can be managed in order to maintain functionally linked mosaics; (iii) the matrix surrounding fragments, and (iv) restoration actions should be taken, particularly in certain key areas.

TL;DR: The first public product of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is its Conceptual Framework as discussed by the authors, which will underpin all IPBES functions and provide structure and comparability to the syntheses that will produce at different spatial scales, on different themes, and in different regions.

TL;DR: In this article, a new conceptual model was proposed to describe the mechanisms and consequences of biodiversity change in fragmented landscapes, identifying the fragmentation threshold as a first step in a positive feedback mechanism that has the capacity to impair ecological resilience, and drive a regime shift in biodiversity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used remote sensing data on vegetation cover and restoration opportunities to bring hope to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, one of the hottest of the 36 global biodiversity hotspots.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how species abundance and alpha and beta diversity are affected by fragment size and the presence of corridors in an Atlantic forest landscape, and the importance of secondary forest for the conservation of tropical fauna, the hyperdynamism of small isolated fragments and the potential of corridors to buffer habitat fragmentation effects in tropical landscapes.