Question 12 options: Which is an example of habitat fragmentation?
Answer:
1. Building several roads through wetlands
Definition of habitat fragmentation: Habitat fragmentation includes decrease in the land occupied by habitat and separation between the two habitat lands. Moreover, dividing the large land into small areas. Furthermore, a more reduction in the size and ratio of every small area of the habitat. Best examples related to habitat fragmentation are, newly paved roads by dividing the forests resulting in dividing large habitat into small or partially separated patches. Fragmentation could also take place due to natural disasters e.g. volcanism and other natural activities like change in climate.
Many scientists believe that habitat fragmentation is also termed as habitat loss. Which means the habitat become isolated and partially divided and disconnected.
