One of the biggest threats to biodiversity is habitat loss and fragmentation. You havemoney to purchase 100 acres for a nature preserve and decide to purchase several,small tracts of land (rather than a single large tract). Which of the followingstatements would support this strategy?Small areas have relatively lower extinction rates than large areas.Several smaller preserves would help protect against a major disturbance.Smaller areas have a lower edge effect (circumference:area).Several smaller preserves would help protect very large species.

Answer - Smaller areas have a lower edge effect.

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One of the biggest threats to biodiversity is habitat loss and fragmentation. You have money to purchase 100 acres for a nature preserve and decide to purchase several, small tracts of land (rather than a single large tract). Which of the following statements would support this strategy?