Mowingexperiments in a Kansas prairie established that, for small mammals:a.moving individuals travel farther in more fragmented landscapes.b.moving individuals travel farther in less fragmented landscapes.c.more individuals move in more fragmented landscapes.d.fragmentation affects movement distance but not the likelihood ofmovement.e.fragmentation affects the likelihood of movement, but not movementdistance.

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