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Saura (2020) used the habitat amount hypothesis (HAH) to predict negative effects of fragmentation per se on mean species density per site over a region. This prediction is valid but incomplete; the HAH can also predict positive effects of fragmentation on mean species density per site over a region. Saura also stated, "the HAH is compatible with a steeper slope of the species–area relationship for fragmented than for continuous habitat, and with higher species richness for a single large patch than for several small patches with the same total area (SLOSS)." Importantly, the HAH does not predict species‐area relationship (SAR) slopes or SLOSS. These require information about how species composition changes over space, while the HAH only predicts species density per site. The HAH is therefore equally compatible with a steeper or shallower SAR slope for fragmented than continuous habitat, and the HAH is equally compatible with either outcome of SLOSS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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