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How do protected areas conserve biodiversity?
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They protect core habitats by limiting human activity, allowing populations to survive and reproduce.
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Protect habitat.
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How do wildlife corridors conserve biodiversity?
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They maintain connectivity between habitats, enabling movement and gene flow and reducing isolation.
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Connectivity.
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Give one limitation of small/isolated protected areas.
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Small reserves can suffer from edge effects, inbreeding, and may not support viable populations.
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Island effect.
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Give one limitation of wildlife corridors.
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Corridors may be narrow and vulnerable to edge effects and human disturbance, so design and surrounding land use matter.
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Design matters.
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What is the best overall strategy in fragmented landscapes?
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Combine large protected areas (core habitat) with well-designed corridors (connectivity) to form a network.
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Combine both.
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