Ilse Storch J.A. Bissonnette 2002 In this paper, we briefly discuss some of the fundamental problems arising from the inherent complexity of larger-scale ecological systems. We examine the tenuous assumption of a direct correspondence between ecological data and theory, we comment on a recent report that evaluated the efficacy of fragmentation experiments, and we briefly assess its implications for ecological research and conservation practice on the landscape scale. application/pdf 10.5751/ES-00415-060214 en The Resilience Alliance Fragmentation: Is the message clear? article