Pirnat, J., 2000, Conservation and management of forest patches and corridors in suburban landscapes, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, ,
- Author : Pirnat, J.
- Year : 2000
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Pages : 135-143
- Abstract in English : The author is dealing with corridor’s establishment. Forest patches and corridors in the suburban landscape can be viewed as stepping-stones between urban forest and forests in the adjacent forested landscape. The construction of a motorway around Ljubljana, Slovenia, has broken up largely, natural connectivity between urban vegetation and natural vegetation in the suburban landscape. The intent of the present study has been to investigate the importance of the so-called substitute habitats, that is newly established patches and vegetation corridors, which should take over not just the role of lost forest areas but also establish a new framework of connectivity along the motorway. In this way, a natural link between urban forests in the city and surrounding suburban forests will be retained.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: urban forestry, ecological structure, landscape ecology, motorway disturbance, mitigation.