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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Why Maintain and Restore Connectivity? | |
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Background: Land-Use Change and Habitat Loss | |
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Importance and Types of Land-Use Change | |
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The Limitations of Protected Areas | |
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Environmental Regulation and Incentive-Based Conservation | |
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Reconnecting Our Landscapes | |
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Understanding Fragmentation | |
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Temporal and Spatial Scales | |
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Natural versus Human-Induced Fragmentation | |
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Consequences of Human-Induced Fragmentation | |
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The Ecological Framework | |
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What Is Connectivity? | |
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Island Biogeography | |
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Metapopulation Theory: Conceptual History | |
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Metapopulation Processes | |
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Metacommunity Theory | |
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Key Connectivity Considerations | |
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Approaches to Achieving Habitat Connectivity | |
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What Is a Corridor? | |
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Types of Corridors | |
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Goals of Corridors | |
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Biological Benefits | |
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Benefits to Humans | |
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Role of the Matrix | |
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Landscape Ecology | |
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Traveling the Matrix | |
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Edges and Edge Effects | |
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Effects on Population Dynamics | |
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Habitat for Exotics | |
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Potential Pitfalls of Linking Landscapes | |
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Impacts of Edge Effects | |
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Corridors as Biotic Filters | |
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Facilitation of Invasions | |
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Demographic Impacts | |
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Social Behavior | |
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Genetic-Impacts | |
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Conflicting Scientific Objectives | |
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Economic Impacts | |
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Four Case Studies Analyzed | |
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Corridor Design, Planning, and Implementation | |
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Corridor Design Objectives | |
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Focal Species Considerations | |
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Corridor Quality: Continuity, Composition, and Dimension | |
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Landscape Configuration | |
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Restoring Corridors across the Landscape | |
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Identifying, Prioritizing, and Assessing Corridors | |
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Collaborative Conservation Process | |
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Addressing Scale | |
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Identifying Corridors for Conservation and Restoration | |
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Limiting Factors | |
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Protecting and Restoring Corridors | |
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General Strategies | |
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Land Stewardship and Education | |
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Purchasing Land for Conservation | |
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Restoring Land | |
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Lessons from Corridor Projects | |
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Conclusion | |
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Future Goals and Directions | |
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References | |
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About the Authors | |
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Index | |