...range are less susceptible to extinction than species confined to small portions of their range. o Large blocks of habitat, containing large populations...small blocks of habitat containing small populations. o Blocks of habitat that are close together are better than blocks far apart . o Habitat that occurs...

...conservation biology." In 1992, Reed Noss updated those f1ve and added an important sixth principle: 1. Species well distributed across their native range...close together are better than blocks far apart. 4. Habitat in contiguous blocks is better than fragmented habitat. 5. Interconnected blocks of habitat...

...Sciences has identified six tenets of conservation biology: 1. Species well distributed across their range are less susceptible to extinction than species...containing small populations. 3. Blocks of habitat that are close together are better than blocks far apart. 4. Habitat that occurs in blocks that are...