Habitat Loss and Fragmentation
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Habitat loss removes usable area outright; fragmentation breaks remaining habitat into isolated patches, both reducing carrying capacity, per Bio 3559, and a population's ability to persist.
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A forest cleared into scattered patches supports a smaller effective population than the same area left continuous.
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Fragmentation harms a population beyond area loss, since isolated patches also block movement and gene flow continuous habitat allows.