Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The branch of ecology that deals with the arrangement of ecosystems and communities within a geographical area is termed as landscape ecology. According to landscape ecologists, small preserves must be linked via movement corridors, which would allow movement of species between two lands.
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