Wildlife Habitat Recipe #1: Corridors

摘要

Habitat manipulation has been a topic of argument among wildlife biologists and foresters for many years. In order to satisfy both sides of the ecological manager's agenda, to preserve water quality, break up landscape patterns, and most of all provide wildlife habitat sufficient for the species desired, corridors were created. A wildlife corridor can best be described as a passageway or travel lane between needs; similar to the road to the local Wal-Mart. All species, including humans, need four distinct things to survive. The first is food, which includes summer food, winter food, and for some species such as turkey, quail, and songbirds, brood food. All species need available water, with availability being the key. Shelter is the third component. Last on the list is space, which for many years was not even considered in the overall scheme of ecosystem management, but has now become, at times, the most important of all four components.