Biotope Networks in Germany: The Wild Cat Corridor Map – A Strategic Instrument of Nature Conservation Germany
On a global level, landscape fragmentation is one of the main reasons for the loss of biological diversity. In Germany, it’s mostly forest habitats which are affected by the increasing intensification of land use. For many forest species, forests become isolated habitats in an ever more intensely used cultivated landscape. To counteract this process, the BUND (The German League for the Environment and Nature Conservation; Member of the Friends of the Earth network) has developed the wild cat corridor map as an expert plan for the nationwide interconnection of forest habitats for the target species the wild cat. All potential wild cat habitats in Germany with an area of more than 500 km2 were determined with the help of a habitat model for the wild cat. Subsequently, by combining the habitat model with a cost-distance analysis it was possible to calculate the most economic corridors between all currently populated wild cat territories in Germany and potential habitats. The result is a map of interconnected wild cat habitats in Germany with a total length for the corridors of approximately 20,000 km. The relevance of the proposed corridors for the distribution of the wild cat is confirmed by the statistical accumulation of dead animals found along potential corridor axes. The scientifically determined expert planning is available in an interactive form online at www.wildkatzenwegeplan.de. It provides those responsible at federal, state and local level with the opportunity to integrate their planning in a coordinated strategy which aims at interlinking forest habitats in Germany. Since 2004, the BUND is working together with government authorities, landowners and other stakeholders such as hunters and farmers to implement the wild cat corridor map. The broad public is involved by several means of public relations. Three corridors have been planted by the year 2011.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract used with permission from the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, organized by the Center for Transportation and the Environment, Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University.
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Corporate Authors:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Center for Transportation and the Environment
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Authors:
- Mölich, Thomas
- Hörstermann, Mark
- Klar, Nina
- Vogel, Burkhard
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Conference:
- 2011 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET 2011)
- Location: Seattle Washington, United States
- Date: 2011-8-21 to 2011-8-25
- Publication Date: 2012
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Maps; References;
- Pagination: pp 732-744
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation (ICOET 2011)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conservation; Environmental protection; Forests; Habitat (Ecology); Land use; Networks; Wildlife
- Geographic Terms: Germany
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01561034
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 24 2015 11:22AM