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Habitat fragmentation
Landscape structure
The breaking apart of habitat into smaller, spatially separated pieces, analytically distinguishable from habitat loss. Whether fragmentation produces functional isolation depends on the organism and the permeability of the intervening matrix.
Fahrig, L. (2003). Effects of habitat fragmentation on biodiversity. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 34, 487–515.
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