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Contradicting the historical conservation planning tenet that gave preference to protecting larger, more intact areas, a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has shown that small, isolated patches of habitat are inordinately important for biodiversity conservation.
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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/12/small-habitat-patches-ecological-impact/