Landscape Ecology: Balancing Human Needs and Biodiversity Conservation Under Climate Change
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Landscape Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 114
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spatial ecology; biogeography; habitat connectivity; climate change impacts on biodiversity; conservation planning
Interests: landscape ecology; biodiversity conservation; ecological niche modeling; GIS and spatial analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid environmental change driven by climate change, land-use intensification and increasing human pressures is reshaping landscapes across the world. These transformations are altering ecosystem functions, modifying species distributions and intensifying habitat fragmentation, ultimately challenging the long-term persistence of biodiversity. At the same time, landscapes must continue to support growing human needs related to food production, infrastructure, energy and urban development. Landscape ecology offers a valuable framework for understanding the spatial relationships between ecological processes and human activities, allowing researchers to examine how landscape structure, connectivity and heterogeneity influence ecosystem resilience and biodiversity conservation under changing environmental conditions.
The goal of this Special Issue is to collect original research articles and review papers that provide insights into how landscape ecological approaches can help balance biodiversity conservation with human needs in the context of climate change. In particular, we seek contributions that investigate spatial patterns, ecological connectivity, landscape dynamics and adaptive planning strategies that can support sustainable and climate-resilient landscapes. By integrating ecological knowledge with spatial planning and management perspectives, this Special Issue aims to emphasize innovative methods, analytical tools and policy-relevant findings that contribute to the sustainable management of landscapes.
This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- Climate change impacts on landscape structure, habitat distribution and ecosystem dynamics
- Landscape connectivity, fragmentation and ecological network analysis
- Spatial modeling of species distributions and biodiversity patterns
- Nature-based solutions and landscape-scale climate adaptation strategies
- Landscape planning and management for biodiversity conservation
- Applications of remote sensing, GIS and spatial analysis in landscape ecology
- Human–nature interactions and multifunctional landscape management
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Prof. Dr. Kerim Çíçek
Dr. Derya Gülçin
Dr. Ali Uğur Özcan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- biodiversity conservation
- ecological connectivity
- landscape planning
- habitat fragmentation
- spatial modeling
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