Asked by GIANSH GUPTA KHUNDKER · BIRLA BRAINIACS
A government decides to build a highway through a large, continuous forest ecosystem. To compensate, they plant an equal acreage of trees in small patches across nearby urban parks. Why is this flawed climate and biodiversity action?A) The small patches will absorb significantly more carbon dioxide than the deep forest.B) Habitat fragmentation isolates wildlife populations and creates harsh "edge effects" that degrade the interior ecosystem.C) The urban trees will alter local weather patterns an
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