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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > environmental science > environmental degradation > habitat fragmentation
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental science > environmental degradation > habitat fragmentation
Preferred Term:

habitat fragmentation

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
environmental degradation
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • habitat fragments
  • fragmented habitats
  • forest fragmentation
  • forest fragments
  • fragmented forests
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37443
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2020-03-06
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