Chapter 2: Habitat Fragmentation - USDA

rural American landscapes were fine grained. Hedgerows often surrounded small fields of diverse crops while wetlands, steep slopes, swales, and rocky areas were left undisturbed (Figure 2-2). Fields of 40, 80 and 160 acres were common. With today™s mechanized agriculture, fragmentation occurs at a much coarser scale resulting in more homogenous ................
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