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EcologyVolume 84, Issue 3 p. 609-615 Regular Article CORRIDOR USE BY DIVERSE TAXA Nick M. Haddad, Nick M. Haddad Department of Zoology, Box 7617, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7617 USA E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorDavid R. Bowne, David R. Bowne Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia 22620 USASearch for more papers by this authorAlan Cunningham, Alan Cunningham Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0326 USASearch for more papers by this authorBrent J. Danielson, Brent J. Danielson Ecology and Evolutionary Biology IGP, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3221 USASearch for more papers by this authorDouglas J. Levey, Douglas J. Levey Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8525 USASearch for more papers by this authorSarah Sargent, Sarah Sargent Department of Biology, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335 USASearch for more papers by this authorTim Spira, Tim Spira Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0326 USASearch for more papers by this author Nick M. Haddad, Nick M. Haddad Department of Zoology, Box 7617, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7617 USA E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorDavid R. Bowne, David R. Bowne Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia, Boyce, Virginia 22620 USASearch for more papers by this authorAlan Cunningham, Alan Cunningham Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0326 USASearch for more papers by this authorBrent J. Danielson, Brent J. Danielson Ecology and Evolutionary Biology IGP, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3221 USASearch for more papers by this authorDouglas J. Levey, Douglas J. Levey Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8525 USASearch for more papers by this authorSarah Sargent, Sarah Sargent Department of Biology, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335 USASearch for more papers by this authorTim Spira, Tim Spira Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0326 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 March 2003 https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0609:CUBDT]2.0.CO;2Citations: 290 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract One of the most popular approaches for maintaining populations and conserving biodiversity in fragmented landscapes is to retain or create corridors that connect otherwise isolated habitat patches. Working in large-scale, experimental landscapes in which open-habitat patches and corridors were created by harvesting pine forest, we showed that corridors direct movements of different types of species, including butterflies, small mammals, and bird-dispersed plants, causing higher movement between connected than between unconnected patches. Corridors directed the movement of all 10 species studied, with all corridor effect sizes >68%. However, this corridor effect was significant for five species, not significant for one species, and inconclusive for four species because of small sample sizes. 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