Preliminary Study Of The Needs Associated With A National Ecological Network

Synthesis Report - ERTDI report 5 - Tubridy et al

Summary: Report on a background study for the National Spatial Strategy

Executive Summary

Report on a background study for the National Spatial Strategy. The objective of the study was to examine the relevance of an Ecological Network approach to the conservation of biodiversity.

An ecological network is a network of sites whose constituents are:

• "Core areas" of high biodiversity value; and
• "Corridors" or "stepping-stones", which are linkages between them

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