Forest Fragmentation In Natural Gas Drilling
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Forest fragmentation is a key ecological concept thought to be closely related to the maintenance and promotion of biodiversity of plant and animal species requiring a forest habitat. Fragmentation essentially occures when a once undivided forest somehow becomes separated into a series of disconnected patches and thus disturbing habitats of often very rare species whose econlocial niche is primarily in deep forest. Natural gas drilling requires the withdrawal of agricultural and forested acreage for a period of time, and it has been argued it is a contributing factor to fragmentation and the ensuing impact on woodland biodiversity. Many other factors also affect forest fragmentation including a variety of natural and anthropomorphic causes.
