Conservation Buffers: Sink or Source Habitats for Fish-Wildlife?
Webinar Details
When:
Jun 11, 2013 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:56 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 07/2016
Presenter(s):
- William L. Hohman, Ph.D., Wildlife Biologist, USDA NRCS National Wildlife Team, Central National Technology Support Center, Fort Worth, TX
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
- The Wildlife Society - Certified Wildlife Biologist®/Professional Development Certificate Program - 1 hour TWS Category 1 Credit
Virtual Event Format:
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View this webinar for a summary of what we know about fish-wildlife use of conservation buffers, and address the question, "Are buffers good fish-wildlife habitat?"
Conservation buffers implemented to prevent soil erosion, protect and enhance soil quality, prevent air and water pollution, and improve wildlife habitat are a major component of the contemporary landscape in regions such as the Midwest where cultivation of crops is the dominant land-use. Based on the work of graduate students and an extensive review of the literature, the presenter reports on the effects of site (e.g., width, vegetation structure and composition) and landscape (e.g., surrounding land-uses and landcover) attributes on fish-wildlife use of buffers and local to landscape responses to buffers. The presenter proposes that determination of the value of buffers as fish-wildlife habitat depends on objectives and the scale of assessment.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS National Wildlife Team located at the Central National Technology Support Center.
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