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Connectivity: Beyond corridors
What is the first thing that comes to mind when reading the word ‘connectivity’? Is it perhaps ‘corridors’? For some people the answer might be ‘yes’, because corridors can easily attract one’s attention, especially in the innovative form of ‘ecoducts’ or ‘eco-bridges’. However, there has been a running debate for several decades regarding the cost effectiveness of corridors, asking what would be their best design and management, and in which circumstances do they really maximize the ecological benefits for species. To understand the debate, one must acknowledge that connectivity encompasses a much broader range of elements than just corridors. In this chapter the authors examine the concepts of ‘structural’ connectivity, ‘landscape’ connectivity and ‘functional’ connectivity, explore different measures of these, and discuss the usefulness of such concepts and measures when scaling up from small to large areas, and from single to multiple species. They describe some important challenges and suggest guidelines for researchers and practitioners to help enhance consideration of connectivity in conservation policy and management.
Connectivity: Beyond corridors
What is the first thing that comes to mind when reading the word ‘connectivity’? Is it perhaps ‘corridors’? For some people the answer might be ‘yes’, because corridors can easily attract one’s attention, especially in the innovative form of ‘ecoducts’ or ‘eco-bridges’. However, there has been a running debate for several decades regarding the cost effectiveness of corridors, asking what would be their best design and management, and in which circumstances do they really maximize the ecological benefits for species. To understand the debate, one must acknowledge that connectivity encompasses a much broader range of elements than just corridors. In this chapter the authors examine the concepts of ‘structural’ connectivity, ‘landscape’ connectivity and ‘functional’ connectivity, explore different measures of these, and discuss the usefulness of such concepts and measures when scaling up from small to large areas, and from single to multiple species. They describe some important challenges and suggest guidelines for researchers and practitioners to help enhance consideration of connectivity in conservation policy and management.
Connectivity: Beyond corridors
Pe'er, Guy (Autor:in) / Schmitz, Andreas (Autor:in) / Matsinos, G. Y. (Autor:in) / Schober, L. (Autor:in) / Klenke, Reinhard (Autor:in) / Henle, Klaus (Autor:in)
01.01.2014
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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