Question

When land is cleared for agriculture or home construction, small isolated sections of the original habitat may remain. Explain how this reduction in habitat size and the isolation of small sections of habitat might lead to species endangerment.

Answer 1

Species get endangered by the process of habitat fragmentation.

Step-by-step explanation:

• When the land is created for cultivation and home construction this represents land-use change and the destruction of the original habitat of diverse species thereby creating a reduction in size and isolation this is known as habitat fragmentation.

• That is the emergence of discontinuities that causes population fragmentation and ecosystem decay. This leads to species endangerment.