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The detailed consequences of human impacts on the biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems are still not understood. There exists, however, much evidence today that the rapid conversion of landscapes leads to the fragmentation of populations and subsequently in many cases to the loss of genetic diversity. The implications of fragmentation processes for the stability of ecosystems are likewise a matter of debate (see contributions in Schulze and Mooney 1993; and Mooney et al. 1996). The study of oceanic islands and terrestrial habitat islands has already enriched our knowledge considerably concerning the understanding of ecological phenomena related to isolation and fragmentation.
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Porembski, S. (2000). Biodiversity of Terrestrial Habitat Islands — the Inselberg Evidence. In: Porembski, S., Barthlott, W. (eds) Inselbergs. Ecological Studies, vol 146. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59773-2_24
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