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Passage

Landscape–organism relationship

Use of a landscape element primarily for movement between other locations or resources rather than for sustained occupancy, reproduction, or other longer-term use. Passage should be distinguished from habitat functions that require the feature itself to provide resources necessary for survival or reproduction.
Taylor, P. D., Fahrig, L., Henein, K., & Merriam, G. (1993). Connectivity is a vital element of landscape structure. Oikos, 68(3), 571–573.
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