Please choose the correct answer to the question: Residential construction is expanding in Florida. The expansion has caused fragmentation of habitats. One of the results of the increased construction is a decrease in the number of large predators such as the coyote, black bear, and panther. Which will be the most immediate local result of this fragmentation?

Answer1: decrease in middle-sized predators Answer2: large predators will become extinct Answer3: increase in population of prey species Answer4: increase in population of top carnivores

Answer format: answer1/answer2/answer3/answer4
Answer: answer3