M
N
Habitat Fragmentation: Effects on Wildlife
 

 

Overview

Introduction

Wildlife Studies

Possible Solutions

Literature Cited

  
   

Overview

"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise."

- Aldo Leopold

The complexity of fragmentation effects on wildlife has been revealed by the massive research effort recently targeted toward this issue. Throughout my research I have found that habitat fragmentation can have positive and negative effects on individual wildlife species throughout Minnesota. Therefore, further studies are needed to make sound judgements in conservation management plans.

 
Fragmented Forest in Minnesota

 

 

This website is an overarching look at the postive and negative effects of land fragmentation on wildlife in Minnesota. The introduction page of this website explains fragmentation in relation to human settlement, agriculture, and logging. The wildlife studies section focuses on specific case studies of animals that are affected by fragmentation, such as amphibians, birds, small mammals, and large mammals. These quantitative studies are then applied to possible solutions to fragmented land such as wildlife corridors and better management plans.

I hope you find this website helpful in explaining the consequences of human activity on Minnesota's native wildlife.

-Jaime Craig

**All pictures are cited on the literature cited page