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It\u2019s the kind of scene that\u2019s at the centre of BBC nature documentaries, but are large, contiguous conservation areas like this actually the best way to conserve biodiversity?<\/p>\n<p>For decades, there has been an orthodoxy in conservation biology \u2013 large, contiguous tracts of land are better for biodiversity than multiple, smaller parcels that add up to the same size. But that assumption relies on logic, and not evidence.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy research has shown that it is not actually true,\u201d says Dr. Lenore Fahrig, a Chancellor\u2019s Professor of Biology at Carleton University.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/story\/carleton-biologist-earns-prestigious-guggenheim-fellowship-for-research-that-challenges-a-long-held-biodiversity-conservation-orthodoxy\/\">more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drone hovers above the treetops to capture the endless sweep of a seemingly pristine forest \u2013 a sylvan sea that\u2019s home to creatures great and small. It\u2019s the kind of scene that\u2019s at the centre of BBC nature documentaries, but are large, contiguous conservation areas like this actually the best way to conserve biodiversity? 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