Combined Science GCSE
Habitat destruction and fragmentation
What Habitat destruction and fragmentation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Habitat destruction and fragmentation
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Reference: AQA
Building, quarrying, farming and dumping waste remove or damage habitat, and surrounding habitats are also fragmented and polluted.
Topics that use Habitat destruction and fragmentation
- Land use (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity loss
- Combustion
- Competition for finite land
- Greenhouse gas
- Peat as a slow-forming, carbon-rich resource
- Biodiversity decline
- Carbon store
- Decay
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