Without large areas of contiguous, preferred habitat that provide adequate resources (food, and concealment and thermal cover) and corridors for dispersal and gene exchange among small, isolated populations, the Appalachian cottontail ultimately may become extinct, with dramatic effects on the composition and structure of vegetation and populations of predators and, thus, the nature of the landscape.
(contiguous, preferred habitat; provide; adequate resources (food, and concealment and thermal cover) and corridors for dispersal and gene exchange among small, isolated populations) (the Appalachian cottontail; may become thus; L:Without large areas of contiguous, preferred habitat that provide adequate resources (food, and concealment and thermal cover; T:ultimately)
contiguous, preferred habitat the Appalachian cottontail
provide may become thus
adequate resources (food, and concealment and thermal cover) and corridors for dispersal and gene exchange among small, isolated populations
L:Without large areas of contiguous, preferred habitat that provide adequate resources (food, and concealment and thermal cover T:ultimately