National Geographic: The concept of habitat corridors in conservation has been around for a while. Its a topic at global climate talks and an issue for NGOs eager to create pathways for survival between protected areas.
For all the talk, there hasnt been much research to help execute a plan. A team of scientists at Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, Mass., has stepped into this scientific vacuum in the tropics. Using newly available, high-resolution data sets of vegetation carbon stocks gleaned from satellite...