Human Effects On Edges
Humans have created borders and fragmentation with development and agriculture. This causes habitat loss restricting species to a certain areas and thus creates lower biodiversity in the ecosystem. A few examples of human impacts are:
- Introduction of invasive exotic vegetation
- Higher severity and frequency of fires
- Companion animals acting as predators and competitors
- Use of and creating trails
- Introduction of exotic animals
- Pollution, erosion
- Loss of foraging habitats
Cooperation between landowners and environmental agencies is needed to maintain habitats and avoid fragmentation and edge effect
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