habitat fragmentation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhabitatandfragmentation
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habitat
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/us/ˈhæb.ə.tæt/
the natural environment in which an animal or plant ...
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fragmentation
noun[U]
uk/ˌfræɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌfræɡ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/
the action or process of breaking something into small parts or of being broken up in ...
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(Definition ofhabitatandfragmentationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The hilly landscape resulted inhabitatfragmentationby the creation of numerous islands and peninsulas of various shapes, sizes and degrees of isolation.
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The endangered species goes extinct, however, becausehabitatfragmentationmakes it problematical for the species to re-colonize extinct patches.
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Relative sensitivities of mammalian carnivores tohabitatfragmentation.
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The role of economics as applied to wildlife disease risk, given conservation andhabitatfragmentation, has been underexplored.
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Particular attention is paid to plant diversity conservation when seed removal is affected by factors such as hunting,habitatfragmentationor intensive logging.
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Indeed, they indicate that there is a negative relationship between the sensitivity of species to thehabitatfragmentationand the body size of individuals.
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An overview of invertebrate responses tohabitatfragmentation.
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On the other hand, the amount and quality of food resources for herbivores may also change withhabitatfragmentation.
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Confounding factors in the detection of species responses tohabitatfragmentation.
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The overall conclusion is thathabitatfragmentationmay disrupt plant-pollinator interactions and lead to reduced fecundity and survival in both plants and animals.
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Becausehabitatfragmentationis so widespread, its avoidance should be a major emphasis in resource management plans.
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Yet, our study is one of the first documenting that rain-forest passerines may develop different strategies to cope withhabitatfragmentation.
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Frequencies of occurrence were inversely related withhabitatfragmentationof the species involved.
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Population responses tohabitatfragmentation: statistical power and the random sample hypothesis.
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Among- and within-patch components of genetic diversity respond at different rates tohabitatfragmentation: an empirical demonstration.
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Another example is provided by changing land-use patterns and consequenthabitatfragmentation, leading to dramatic species losses with serious consequences for the maintenance of ecological services.
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However, it is not clear how changes caused byhabitatfragmentationaffect the interaction between herbivores and their host plants, as well as between herbivores and their natural enemies.
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