Patch Size
Large patches of native vegetation
are important for
- protecting aquifers and lakes
- connectivity
of headwaters
- habitat for patch interior
species
- habitat for large home range
species
- sources for species dispersing
through the matrix
- natural disturbance regime
Small patches are important for
- habitat and stepping
stones for species dispersal
- enhancing matrix heterogeneity
- habitat for occasional small patch restricted
species
