The biggest threat to wildlife and habitat today is the break-up of large land holdings into smaller tracts. This division of ownership and associated change in land use is referred to as land fragmentation.

High population growth is the main cause of pressure on land, forest degradation, and land fragmentation. For example, high population makes families in most areas overcultivate their plots to …

Habitat destruction typically leads to fragmentation, the division of habitat into smaller and more isolated fragments separated by a matrix of human-transformed land cover.

Jun 17, 2025 · Land fragmentation, the division of land into smaller, often irregularly shaped parcels, is a growing concern globally. It affects not only the economic viability of land use but also has significant …

Apr 14, 2025 · The goal of this study is to comprehensively understand the causes, issues, and challenges related to land fragmentation worldwide. The study also aims at how agricultural land …

Jan 30, 2024 · Landscape fragmentation stemming from natural processes or barriers, such as rivers, is referred to as geogenic fragmentation (Jaeger, 2000). In contrast, land fragmentation resulting from …

Apr 4, 2025 · It refers to the division of land into smaller and often irregularly shaped parcels, resulting in a fragmented pattern of ownership. This fragmentation can occur due to various factors such as …

The fragmentation of living habitats is recognised as one of the major drivers behind biodiversity loss, worldwide. Wildlife habitats are split, reduced, and isolated from each other by e.g., deforestation, …

Land fragmentation occurs when land gets converted for agriculture, indu-strialization, or urbanization, invaded by non-local plants, or enclosed for in-dividual use and by subdividing farmlands into …

Feb 4, 2024 · These issues of fragmentation are extremely substantial for African American, other minority, and limited-income landowners in the U.S. South, who often lack wills and have lands that …