Question

The predicted eventual loss of species following habitat destruction and fragmentation is called:

• A. Ecological Foot-print
• B. Shifting Cultivation
• C. Bush Meat Crisis
• D. Extinction Debt

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Extinction Debt

• Time‐lagged extirpations are often referred to as extinction debt, which is defined as the number or proportion of species expected to become extinct in the future as the community reaches a new equilibrium after an environmental disturbance, such as habitat destruction and fragmentation.