Environment & Ecology · Biodiversity and Threats
The Western Ghats is a recognized biodiversity hotspot. What is historically and currently considered the most pervasive and direct driver of habitat fragmentation and threat to its endemic species?
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- 1Sustainable agroforestry in adjacent buffer zones
- 2Periodic natural forest fires
- 3Invasion of domestic pests and non-native pathogens
- 4Infrastructure development projects (e.g., roads, linear corridors, and mining)✓
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Infrastructure development projects (e.g., roads, linear corridors, and mining)
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