Habitat fragmentation is really a pattern that results from the loss of habitat. So maybe the remaining habitat is in one or two big blocks, or the remaining habitat could be more fragmented.

But for wildlife, the gaps between those patches can be just as harmful as total loss. Here’s what habitat fragmentation actually means, and why it causes so many problems for nature.

One of those problems is fragmentation. Let’s say you have a national park in one spot and another large tract of habitat ten kilometres away.

Habitat fragmentation can lead to major changes in community composition, but little is known about the dynamics of these changes, or how community trajectories are affected by the initial state of ...

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