Conservation Corridor December 2024 Newsletter
Connectivity Management
Marine protections account for 10% of fish on coral reefs
Underwater surveys of fish at over 1,200 tropical reef sites reveal the extent to which protecting and connecting coral ecosystems is effective in conserving marine biodiversity.
Connectivity & Climate Change
Extreme weather impacts genetic diversity
Both extreme winter weather and connectivity are key predictors of butterfly genetic diversity in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, highlighting the ways that climate change and landscape configuration are likely to intersect.
Connectivity Science
The science and practice of connectivity model validation
A review of almost two decades of connectivity modeling papers shows that while less than 6% include model validation, new guidelines can help practitioners improve how they develop and apply connectivity models.
Previous Digests
Connectivity Science
The matrix matters for biodiversity
Connectivity Management
Habitat fragmentation in conservation versus restoration
Connectivity & Climate Change
Hurricanes promote connectivity for corals and their diseases
Recent Connectivity News
- Rebuild of Interstate 40 through Tennessee after Hurricane Helene offers opportunity to add wildlife crossings (Knoxville News Sentinel)
- 6,000 acres of newly restored natural forest in Brazil's Cerrado creates critical wildlife corridor (Conservation International)
- Mexico announces construction of 21 wildlife crossings in region that benefits sea turtles and jaguars (Riviera Maya News)
- IUCN publishes guidance to connect freshwater systems and the policies that govern their conservation (IUCN)
- NY governor vetoes New York Wildlife Crossing Act (WTEN Albany)
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