How to find – and fund – the lands that hold corridors together
A new template pairs detailed ecological analysis with economic realities to identify critical linkages in the landscape, using the Florida Wildlife Corridor as the background.
How do private protected areas contribute to protected area networks?
An evaluation of private protected areas in Chile, where they are well documented, reveals how their contribution to connectivity and biodiversity is small but significant, as long as they are effectively managed.
Best management practices for ecological corridors
A recent review summarizes corridor management strategies and recommends useful practices that will most likely result in successful corridors.
The role of memory in migration
A study on mule deer finds that memory plays a strong role in determining migration patterns, and leads herbivores to obtain higher foraging benefits.
Small, isolated patches are more important than you think
A new global synthesis of over 30 conservation studies provides insight into the relative importance of small, less connected habitat patches.
Suggestions for turning habitat connectivity on paper into reality
A new study summarizes the lessons learned from numerous groups that have tried to implement connectivity projects. One key message: it's not just the science that matters.
Technical guides for planning, designing, and implementing connectivity
Our collection of guides provides comprehensive details about each stage of creating and maintaining corridors and connectivity in the landscape.
Guidance for modeling and mapping climate-wise landscape connectivity
A new review summarizes the multiple approaches to planning for landscape connectivity under climate change, and provides detailed guidelines for practitioners and planners.
New tools to determine whether connectivity restoration is working
A new decision framework allows managers to better determine whether restored connectivity is actually making a difference.
How often should a landscape burn?
The best fire management strategies take into account the demography of focal species as well as landscape connectivity.
Best practices: What is the best approach to determine wildlife crossing locations?
Wildlife crossings have benefited numerous species around the world, including in places such as Banff National Park and western Montana. Unfortunately, economic cost and regional politics often outweigh landscape connectivity needs when planning for highways, [...]
Developing quantitative management plans for marine protected areas
Connectivity and climate change have increasingly been explored with respect to terrestrial ecosystems, but what about marine ecosystems? In their recent review in Biological Conservation, Magris et al. take a comprehensive look at the literature [...]
Does a Safe Harbor Program enhance connectivity?
The Safe Harbor Program (SHP) is an incentive based conservation program adopted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to encourage private property owners to manage their lands in a way that supports federally protected [...]
New website for assessing and planning for connectivity
Maintaining and restoring wildlife connectivity is a major ecological concern for conservation practitioners and natural resource managers. The science and practice of assessing habitat connectivity is a rapidly evolving field, making it challenging for conservation [...]
Invasive species management and connectivity
Invasive species are rarely considered when planning for connectivity across the landscape, despite the fact that they can often be major ecological determinants of biodiversity and species persistence, especially of endemic flora and fauna. Integrating [...]