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BLOG #2: How does habitat fragmentation affect landscape connectivity, seasonal resources and human barrier to alter migratory routes and population viability of large migratory herbivore?

Welcome back to my research I`m glad to have you back. I have gone ahead and divided my topic into three so to widen my topic and make it more understandable:

  • 1.How does habitat fragmentation affect landscape connectivity for large migratory herbivores?
  • Reason for this first breakdown is and why it is important to me: It moves beyond simple observation and digs into the mechanics of how human development alters biological reality. In the field of conservation biology, this question is not just “interesting “it is urgent.
  • 2.How does habitat fragmentation influence access to seasonal resources such as food and water?
  • Reason for having this breakdown is because it hits the sweet spot between ecological urgency and practical application. In a world that’s increasingly carved up by roads, fences, and urban sprawl, understanding the “how” behind wildlife survival is critical.
  • 3.How do human barriers alter migratory routes and affects population viability?
  • I have this breakdown because it transitions from “observational biology” to “survival math.” It moves beyond just asking where animals go and starts asking if they will even exist in fifty years.

SOURCES

  1. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.12056
  2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/10220110409485849
  3. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378011001531
  4. .Rossetti, M. R., et al. (2017). Impact of habitat fragmentation on herbivores. Ecology Letters.
  5. Hilty, J. A., et al. (2020). Guidelines for conserving connectivity through ecological networks and corridors.

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6 Comments

  1. Halloo Erastus, I enjoyed learning about your idea on landscapes and migration. There is this point that really attracted my attention that deals with food. pleas work on this point because i feel we are suposed to have more than we do on this area. its a good reasearch. Thankyou.

  2. Hello Erastus , hope you are fine. I am very curious to understand the question you have listed above . I am sure from many will benefit especially African countries. I will be looking forward to how do human barriers alter migratory routes and affects population viability?

  3. Hi, Erastus , hope you are fine. I am very curious to understand the question you have listed above . I am sure from many will benefit especially African countries. I will be looking forward to how do human barriers alter migratory routes and affects population viability?

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