A species of panther is native to areas of Florida and Alabama along the Gulf co

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A species of panther is native to areas of Florida and Alabama along the Gulf coast. Its habitat is becoming increasingly fragmented by roads and other human building projects. Which of the following would be the best approach to test whether fragmentation poses a threat to this species? A. Track the number of panther deaths that occur in developed areas, including road kills and other deaths that result from human activities. B. Measure population numbers over time in different areas to determine how population size may be changing in response to human development. C. Capture individuals and place them in fragmented or unfragmented environments to observe their behavior. D. Divide a natural habitat in half, introduce fragmentation in one while leaving the other unfragmented, and study the behavior of the panthers in the areas. A species of panther is native to areas of Florida and Alabama along the Gulf coast. Its habitat is becoming increasingly fragmented by roads and other human building projects. Which of the following would be the best approach to test whether fragmentation poses a threat to this species? A. Track the number of panther deaths that occur in developed areas, including road kills and other deaths that result from human activities. B. Measure population numbers over time in different areas to determine how population size may be changing in response to human development. C. Capture individuals and place them in fragmented or unfragmented environments to observe their behavior. D. Divide a natural habitat in half, introduce fragmentation in one while leaving the other unfragmented, and study the behavior of the panthers in the areas.

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Option B is true to find whether fragmentation poses a threat to this species. There would some areas which are good environment for growing them and some are not so measuring populations’ numbers over time will reveal the possible effects of fragmentation.

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