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  In addition to serving as habitat, shoreland buffer strips also serve as wildlife corridors by connecting different ecosystems. Thus for animals that have large territories, or that move from one area to another, these corridors are critical to their continued survival. According to landscape ecologists Rogers and Premo (1997), the inter-connections between ecosystems are as important, if not more important, than the size of the ecosystems themselves. Noss (1983) suggests that corridors allow wildlife movement between animal populations resulting in increased genetic diversity and healthier species populations. Studies have shown that buffer zones of 300 feet or greater are necessary to maximize the wildlife corridor function of riparian buffer zones.
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