[PCA] NEWS: Scientists: wildlife corridors benefit plant biodiversity, native plants

Tue Sep 5 11:46:58 CDT 2006

It would.

Bonnie

Bonnie L. Harper-Lore

Restoration Ecologist

Office of Environment, HEPN-30

Federal Highway Administration

360 Jackson Street, Ste. 500

St. Paul, MN  55101

651-291-6104

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Would this support the active management of limited access highway land
that now is often managed as a lawn versus habitat? 
Lew Gorman 

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[PCA] NEWS: Scientists: wildlife corridors benefit plant biodiversity,
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http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/berich
t-69946.html

Scientists: wildlife corridors benefit plant biodiversity, native plants
05.09.2006
Wildlife corridors appear to support not only wildlife but also plants 
.especially the oft-threatened native variety.

A six-year study at the world.s largest experimental landscape devoted
to 
the corridors . links between otherwise isolated natural areas . has
found 
that more plant species, and specifically more native plant species, 
persist in areas connected by the corridors than in isolated areas. The 
results suggest that corridors are an important tool not only for 
preserving wildlife but also for supporting and encouraging plant 
biodiversity.

See the link for the full article text.

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