Habitat connectivity refers to the idea of connecting habitats or natural spaces together. It means creating paths or corridors that allow plants and animals to travel between different areas. This helps them find food, mates, and new places to live.
Habitat connectivity is important for preserving biodiversity and allowing species to thrive.
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Elizabeth «Abbey» L. Paulson will study the «Environmental DNA analysis of soil and intertidal communities and
freshwater habitat connectivity in Acadia National Park.»
By combining data on all five of these species, researchers developed a model that provides
maximum habitat connectivity for all species while minimizing the cost of establishing these corridors through privately owned lands and communities.
One of their more important avenues of research has been redesigning and enhancing state - of - the -
art habitat connectivity maps that can be paired with satellite imagery to display the potential corridors used by animal populations to move between both large and small areas.
The paper doesn't provide policy recommendations, but Williams notes that areas that are currently less developed, like the Midwest, might consider land - use plans that preserve «
habitat connectivity» so species can move.