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New metrics indicate habitat fragmentation has increased in over half the world's forests over the last 20 years

Deforestation is a well-known issue affecting biodiversity and carbon storage, but the fragmentation of forests is also a driving factor in the reduction of the world's biodiversity and carbon-storing ...
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Mating patterns and pollinator mobility are critical traits in forest fragmentation genetics

Most woody plants are animal-pollinated, but the global problem of habitat fragmentation is changing the pollination dynamics. Consequently, the genetic diversity and fitness of the progeny of ...