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NALT Full

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

Término preferido

habitat fragmentation

Tipo

Topic

Definición

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.
Fuente: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

environmental degradation

Conceptos relacionados

Sinónimos

forest fragmentation
forest fragments
fragmented forests
fragmented habitats
habitat fragments

En otras lenguas

fragmentación de hábitats

español

URI

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

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