fragmentation

Fire salamanders typically inhabit damp forests, streams, and mountainous regions, where habitat destruction and fragmentation increasingly threaten their survival.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

European officials have been multiplying calls for greater integration in the banking sector, arguing that the persistent fragmentation of the European Union is hampering the continent’s competitiveness.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

A more integrated financial system would unlock investment for strategic industries, enhance stability and reduce fragmentation costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The trust said habitat loss and fragmentation were likely to have a bigger impact on the Moss carder than many other species as it typically foraged closer to its nest than most other bumblebees.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Historians have subsequently pointed out to me that Europe’s fragmentation, China’s unity, and Europe’s and China’s relative strengths were all more complex than depicted in my account.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond