Assignment:
Identify an incidence of land conversion near where you live, your home town, your favorite vacation spot - anywhere. Write a 2 to 3 page paper that includes:
describing the land conversion,
outlines the ecological impacts of the land conversion
references/cites the reading materials in this module as well as any you find on your own.
Land Conversion
Cameron, D., Marty, J., & Holland, R. (2014). Whither the Rangeland?: Protection and conversion in California's Rangeland ecosystems. PloS One, 9(8), E103468.
Wortman-Wunder, E. 2012. Do Subdivisions Designed for Conservation Actually Help Wildlife. High Country News.
Reeves, Matthew C.; Krebs, Michael; Leinwand, Ian; Theobald, David M.; Mitchell, John E. 2018. Rangelands on the Edge: Quantifying the modification, fragmentation, and future residential development of U.S. rangelands. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-382.
Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 31 p.