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9. What are "habitat islands,” and how do they occur?

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Habitat islands are basically patches of suitable habitat types, which is surrounded by unsuitable habitats.

Once humans clear an area for development, they remove or destroy the resources organisms they must have to survive.

There's your answer! Hope this helped.

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