Conclusions
The
research shows that species response to landscape modification is
dependent on species movement pattern and spatial pattern. However the
differences observed in the direction and magnitude implies that it is
not possible to apply this as a general rule for different species. The
influence of Region over result suggests that even populations of the
same species can respond differently to the same habitat modification.
The
rejection of some of the expected results can be explained by other
factors that were not measured in this research project (ie.
Anthropogenic disturbances are not only related to spatial
modification, but also to increasing mortality risk).
Management implications
Future research should focus on studying the specific characteristic of species population, the spatial disturbance pattern, and factors that could increase the mortality probability.