Potential Negative Ecological Effects of Corridors

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1178-1187

  Haddad, Nick M ^a   Brudvig, Lars A ^b   Damschen, Ellen I ^c   Evans, Daniel M ^d   Johnson, Brenda L ^a   Levey, Douglas J ^e   Orrock, John L ^c   Resasco, Julian ^f   Sullivan, Lauren L ^g   Tewksbury, Josh J ^h   Wagner, Stephanie A ⁱ   Weldon, Aimee J ^j  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d AAAS   (United States)

^e NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

ⁱ ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^j Potomac Conservancy   (United States)

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Author keywords

Connectivity; Dispersal; Disturbance; Diversity; Edge effects; Fragmentation; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; META ANALYSIS; PLANT;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANTS;

EID: 84907951405     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12323     Document Type: Review

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