10 Questions
Which phenomenon is included in the definition of habitat fragmentation?
Reduction in the total area of the habitat
What is one of the major causes of habitat fragmentation?
Geological processes
What human activity can alter the environment much faster and cause the extinction of many species?
Land conversion
Which process results in large and contiguous habitats getting divided into smaller, isolated patches of habitats?
Habitat fragmentation
What does habitat fragmentation cause?
Population fragmentation and ecosystem decay
What is one of the major causes of habitat fragmentation?
Geological processes
Which phenomenon is included in the definition of habitat fragmentation?
Isolation of one habitat fragment from other areas of habitat
What does habitat fragmentation lead to?
Population fragmentation and ecosystem decay
What is a specific human activity that can cause habitat fragmentation?
Land conversion
Which factor is not a part of habitat fragmentation?
Increase in the average size of each patch of habitat
Study Notes
Habitat Fragmentation
- Habitat fragmentation is a process that results in large and contiguous habitats getting divided into smaller, isolated patches of habitats.
- Habitat fragmentation is caused by human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and infrastructure development.
- One of the major causes of habitat fragmentation is human settlement and land-use changes.
- Habitat fragmentation causes the disruption of ecological processes, reduces biodiversity, and increases the extinction risk of many species.
- Habitat fragmentation leads to population isolation, inbreeding, and reduced gene flow.
- The human activity that can cause habitat fragmentation is infrastructure development, such as road construction, which can alter the environment rapidly and lead to the extinction of many species.
- Climate change is not a part of habitat fragmentation, it is a separate environmental issue.
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