In their study of caterpillars in fragmented forests (formerly contiguous forests that have been broken into isolated patches by roads or other interruptions), Nicole M. Dallar et al. stress that although fragmentation inevitably __________ alterations to local ecological processes, the changes will likely have a greater impact on Parallelia bistriaris, a specialist feeding on a limited number of plant species, than on a species like Morrisonia confusa that feeds on several.
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hardWhich choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A
attenuates
B
preempts
C
subsumes
D
engenders