Fleury, M.A. & R.D. Brown, 1997, A framework for design of wildlife conservation corridors with specific application to south-western Ontario, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, 39,
- Author : Fleury, M.A. & R.D. Brown
- Year : 1997
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 39
- Pages : 163-186
- Abstract in English : As urban areas expand they cause fragmentation of natural environments. A major consequence of habitat fragmentation is that faunal and floral species populations become isolated in the fragmented patches, leading to inbreeding, demolition of existing food sources and, in some case population extinction. Wildlife corridors have been identified as one solution to overcome problems of fragmentation by providing linkages between these isolated habitat patches. The resultant faunal interchange may increase the ecological value of the patches in two ways. By reducing the vulnerability of insular populations to extinction, by providing a means for recolonization to occur should local extinctions take place. There is no precedent methodology for use by landscape architects with would allow translation of the theoretical information into a format usable in the design and development of high quality wildlife corridors. The goal of this study, then, was to develop a framework for the design of high quality wildlife corridors utilizing the wide range of information available in the literature on specific components of corridors. In brief, this paper offers guidelines for corridor design.
- Comments/Notes : . KEYWORDS: corridors, barriers, wildlife, landscape design, corridor design, guidelines. UTILITY: lecturers/teachers, academic research, students of universities of professional education.