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Q1.
Most biodiversity hotspots occur at high latitudes.
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Q2. Habitat
fragmentation is the breaking up of large areas of habitat into smaller,
better-connected parcels.
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Q3. Large
patches tend to house a larger proportion of interior species.
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Q4.
Patch edges tend to have a high diversity
of species.
Q5.
Wildlife corridors are useful conservation tools.
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Q6.
Wide roads are barriers to the movement
of many animals.
Q7.
Powerlines deter the
passage of many animals species.
Q8.
Hedgerows usually have low densities of
game birds.
Q9
The Himalaya balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
has spread along riverbanks in the UK.
Q10.
Network connectivity is an important landscape
property.
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Q11.
The cougar (Puma concolor) is an example of a newly abundant species.
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Q12.
The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is invasive in North America.
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Q13.
Cats introduced to islands have had little impact on native bird populations.
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Q14. The
brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) is an inefficient nocturnal predator.
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Q15. Exotic
and native species sometimes interbreed.
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