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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > community ecology > habitats > habitat connectivity
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > community ecology > habitats > habitat connectivity
Preferred Term:

habitat connectivity

Definition:
Landscape connectivity is defined as the degree to which the spatial configuration of the landscape facilitates or disturbs movement, dispersal, and gene flow between habitat patches.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
habitats
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • landscape habitat connectivity
  • landscape connectivity
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/299454
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-05-04, last modified 2017-11-10