The disproportionate value of scattered trees

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Biodiversity, species interactions and ecological networks in a fragmented world (2012, background): “, 2006), suggesting the matrix can aid fragment regeneration and restoration (Fisher et al., 2010).”
Multi-scale ecology of insectivorous bats in agricultural landscapes (2015, background): “…the affiliation of bats’ to hedgerows, tree lines and woodland patches differs greatly (Frey-Ehrenbold et al., 2013; Russ and Montgomery, 2002; Vaughan et al., 1997; Walsh and Harris, 1996), but much less is known about the effect of solitary trees in open landscapes (Fischer et al., 2010).”
Large trees are keystone structures in urban parks (2012, background): “Their loss will have negative consequences for biodiversity and associated ecosystem services (Fischer et al. 2009, 2010a, and references therein).”
Research, part of a Special Feature on Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Cultural Landscapes: Analysis and Management Options Balancing Ecosystem Services and Disservices: Smallholder Farmers' Use and Management of Forest and Trees in an Agricultural Landscape in Southwestern Ethiopia (2014, background): “…2010, Smukler et al. 2012), and in supporting biodiversity conservation through enhancement of landscape connectivity by live fences, shade trees in home gardens, and trees in grazing lands (Manning et al. 2006, Fischer et al. 2010, Perfecto and Vandermeer 2010, PulidoSantacruz and Renjifo 2011).”