The landscapes of open patches and corridors surrounded
by forest were the inverse of landscapes with
forested patches and corridors that are typically considered
in conservation. The key aspect of this system,
similar to that of other landscapes where corridors are
proposed, was that patches and corridors were suitable
for the species that we studied and contrasted with
unsuitable matrix habitat. All of our study species were
common in the region and occurred naturally in the
habitats that we studied. These species do not require
clearcut corridors for movement in unmanaged landscapes,
but are adapted to colonizing ephemeral openings
within forests, some of which may be connected
by strips of secondary vegetation.