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Science 1 September 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5791, p. 1197
DOI: 10.1126/science.313.5791.1197a
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Figure 1 Although "corridors" connecting patches of habitat are proposed to be beneficial in terms of preserving biodiversity, this theory has never been tested experimentally at large scales. Using replicated experimental 50-hectare landscapes consisting of open patches in longleaf pine forest connected by similarly open corridors, Damschen et al. (p. 1284) show that corridors increase the species richness of herbaceous plants. These findings confirm the validity of corridors as a tool for conservation and landscape managers.

CREDIT: ELLEN DAMSCHEN AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE




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