Question

The focus of this project is to understand the effects of habitat fragmentation on beetle species, particularly how habitat area affects diversity patterns. Thus this project focuses on what subfield of ecology?

A) Community ecology
B) Landscape ecology
C) Ecosystem ecology
D) Population ecology

Answer 1

The project that studies how habitat fragmentation impacts beetle species' diversity patterns falls under the subfield of landscape ecology.

Step-by-step explanation:

The focus of the project on understanding the effects of habitat fragmentation on beetle species, particularly how habitat area affects diversity patterns, fits within the subfield of landscape ecology (Option B). Landscape ecology examines the effects of landscape scale, including habitat fragmentation and its impact on biodiversity. It also considers the spatial distribution of habitats and the movement and flow of energy and organisms between those habitats.