Which of the following is a generally accurate statement about the current research regarding forest fragmentation?
A) Fragmented forests promote biodiversity because they result in the combination of forest-edge species and forest-interior species.
B) In fragmented forests, the number of forested-adapted species tend to decline and the number of edge species tend to increase.
C) Fragmented forests are the goal of conservation biologists who design wildlife reserves.
D) The disturbance of timber extraction causes the species diversity to increase because of the new habitats created.

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Fragmentation typically results in the loss of interior forest habitat, which negatively impacts forest-dependent species, while edge-adapted species tend to increase in abundance. Thus, B is the most accurate statement regarding current research on forest fragmentation. The other choices are not accurate or are overly simplistic.

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