Much of the Earth is Still Wild, But Threatened by Fragmentation (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Much of the Earth is Still Wild, But Threatened by Fragmentation

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A new survey shows about half the Earth's ice-free land surface remains largely wild, mostly deserts and forests. But much of this wild habitat is broken into small fragments.

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Andrew Jacobson, Catawba College

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