Loss of habitat causes double damage to species richness
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many places worldwide. Now, a research team has established that the destruction of habitat causes double damage to biodiversity; if habitat patches disappear, not only do the species living there become locally extinct, but species richness in neighboring patches also declines. The reason is the large physical distances between the remaining habitat patches.