GUIDELINES / 2.0 Biodiversity

• 2.0 Introduction
• 2.1 Matrix Primer
• 2.2 Patch Primer
• 2.3 Corridors and Connectivity
• 2.4 Corridors Versus Connectivity Zones
• 2.5 Corridor Network
• 2.6 Climate Change and Corridors
• 2.7 Stepping Stones and Gaps
• 2.8 Buffers and Corridors
• 2.9 Corridor Width
• 2.10 Edge Effects of Corridors
• 2.11 Aquatic Habitat and Buffers
• 2.12 Stream Temperature and Buffers
• 2.13 Roads and Wildlfe Crossings
• 2.14 Roadside Corridors

2.4 Corridor Versus Connectivity Zones

Avoid limiting corridors to strips of a single vegetation type, rather design corridors as broad connectivity zones. Using this approach, corridors can enhance habitat connectivity by linking the different types of habitat required by a species or ecological connectivity where ecosystem processes are maintained (e.g., climate change, seed dispersal).

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