week 6

Identify an incidence of land conversion near where you live, your home town, your favorite vacation spot - anywhere.  Write a 2-3 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 (Links to an external site.). PloS One, 9(8), E103468.

Wortman-Wunder, E.  2012. Do Subdivisions Designed for Conservation Actually Help Wildlife (Links to an external site.).  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 (Links to an external site.). Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-382. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 31 p.