Corridor Education Project Lab I

Corridor Education Project Lab I: Current Literature Review

Please answer the following questions concerning the Linkage Zone Discussion Notes:

1. Servheen says that "habitat fragmentation" is happening for 3 main reasons, what are they?

2. According to Servheen, highway projects that make roads wider and faster produce some important impacts on wildlife. What are these impacts?

3. Linkage zone implementation, according to Servheen, will require:

4. According to Servheen, what is a "linkage zone" (hint: see p.18):

5. According to Servheen, why is a "linkage zone" not a "corridor"?

Please answer the following questions concerning the Restoration of Carnivore Habitat Connectivity in the Northern Rocky Mountains:

6. According to Ruediger, et. al., what are the potential benefits to carnivores and other wildlife of restoring habitat connectivity (hint: 6 main points)?

7. What percent of the land is owned by the federal government, state government and private holdings in the following states: Idaho, Montana and Wyoming?

8. What are "key linkage areas" according to Ruediger? What are the primary factors placing connectivity at risk?

Please answer the following questions on The Relationship Between Rare Carnivores and Highways:

9. Why are carnivores susceptible to death on highways?

10. How do highways adversely affect carnivores (hint: 5 factors)?

11. Are highways sources or sinks for carnivores? Why?

12. What traffic densities produce significant road-kill statistics?

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