Land bridge (disambiguation)
- Land bridge (disambiguation)
A land bridge, in biogeography, is an isthmus or other land connection between what at other times are separate land masses which allows animals and plants to cross.
Other uses:
*Air rightsThe term land bridge sometimes refers to covering transportation facilities with bridges for non-transportation uses, such as parks, housing, or offices. For this use, see air rights.
*Containers on railwaysIn the railroad industry, "land bridge" refers to the transport of containers by rail between ports on either side of a land mass, such as North America.
*Saudi ArabiaIn 2005 Saudi Arabia initiated a 3,000 km project of railway construction to link cities, ports and mines within the country, and potentially with adjacent countries.
** 2008 - See Asciano Limited
*Wildlife migrationThe term "land bridge" is sometimes used for wide bridges built over (or tunnels under) highways for wildlife and park users to cross. A natural crossing of a waterway is known as a natural arch or natural bridge.
*EcologyA broader ecological use of "land bridge" is the geographic connectivity of habitats that allow animal migration, plant pollination and gene pool diversity afforded by a large connected ecosystem. In this sense rivers and forests provide some of the most common connectivity.
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