World's Forests at Risk for Habitat Destruction (1 of 9) (IMAGE)

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World's Forests at Risk for Habitat Destruction (1 of 9)

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This image shows an experimental study of habitat fragmentation and corridors at Savannah River Site, South Carolina. Fragments are open savannah surrounded by pine plantation. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the March 20, 2015, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by N.M. Haddad at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, and colleagues was titled, "Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth's ecosystems."

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[Credit: Ellen Damschen]

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