Dynamic Landscape Connectivity Special Issue Editorial

Megan K. Jennings; Katherine Zeller; Rebecca L. Lewison

doi:10.3390/land10060555

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Dynamic Landscape Connectivity Special Issue Editorial

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Megan K. Jennings, Katherine Zeller, Rebecca L. Lewison

Year:

2021

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3390/land10060555

Source:

Land

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Abstract

Until fairly recently, the majority of landscape connectivity analyses have considered connectivity as a static landscape feature, despite the widespread recognition that landscapes and the abiotic and biotic processes that influence them are dynamic. With the advent of new analytical techniques and the increasing availability of time-series data to characterize landscape dynamics, more connectivity analyses are addressing dynamics in landscapes that can arise from changes in environmental conditions, the planning environment, and social-ecological systems. Inspired by a symposium at the 2019 annual meeting of The Wildlife Society focused on dynamic connectivity, this Special Issue of Land calls attention to the importance of landscape dynamics for characterizing, planning for, and maintaining connectivity. The Special Issue reviews the state of dynamic connectivity science [1] and presents current applications of dynamic connectivity in landscapes around the world.

Keywords

landscape connectivity, landscape dynamics

Citation

Jennings, Megan K.; Zeller, Katherine A.; Lewison, Rebecca L. 2021. Dynamic Landscape Connectivity Special Issue Editorial. Land. 10(6): 555. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10060555.