Figure 11.13 Manipulating habitat corridors. Researchers cleared patches in the pine forests of South Carolina. Using groups of five patches, the central patch served as a source of dispersers. The outer patches included one patch that was connected to the central patch by a cleared habitat corridor, while the other three were not connected. One unconnected patch was a simple rectangle. The other two patches had cleared corridor paths, termed “wings,” that were not connected to another patch.

Photo by Ellen Damschen and the Forest Service.