habitat fragmentation meaning
Habitat fragmentation is the process by which habitat loss results in the division of large, continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants. schematic representation of the problem of attributing causality to âhabitat lossâ versus âhabitat fragmentationâ. (a) In modified landscapes, all measures of spatial habitat configuration are strongly intercorrelated with the amount of remaining habitat, making separation of âindependentâ effects impossible.