Approaches to maintain spatial connectivity in forest systems.
Your paper should examine different approaches proposed to maintain spatial connectivity in forests. At a minimum, you should consider use of corridors and maintaining matrix conditions that are "permeable" to movement of organisms. You should consider strengths and weaknesses of different approaches in your report.
Your paper should cite the following papers and a minimum of 5 others:
Hannon, S. J., and F. K. A.
Schmielgelow. 2002.
Corridors may not improve the conservation value of small reserves for
most boreal birds. Ecological
Applications 12:1457-1468.
Richards, W. H., D. O. Wallin, and N. H. Schumaker. 2002. An analysis of late-seral forest connectivity in western Oregon, USA. Conservation Biology 16:1409-1421.