Biology · Ecology and Environment

Fragmentation breaks up contiguous tracts of natural habitats into smaller patches. In a fragmented landscape where a previously large forest has become a mosaic of patches of different sizes, the following statements can be made about the fragment size and its species divers ity: A. Smaller fragments will always have lower species richness than larger fragments. B. Species richness will depend on fragment size. C. Species richness will depend on physical connectivity between fragments. D. Species richness cannot be compared between large and small fragments. Select the option where both statements are correct.