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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
environmental science
environmental degradation
habitat fragmentation

Preferred term

habitat fragmentation

Type

Topic

Definition

A process during which larger areas of habitat are broken into a number of smaller patches of smaller total area, isolated from each other by a matrix of habitats unlike the original habitat.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

environmental degradation

Related concepts

Synonyms

forest fragmentation
forest fragments
fragmented forests
fragmented habitats
habitat fragments

In other languages

fragmentación de hábitats

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37443

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