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Continuity deals with how continuous the ecosystem is, if it's broken up and spread over a wide area or if it's one large mass which is all joined together. For example, the Alpine ecosystem in Australia is fragmented (not continuous) as it is spread out in little bits across only the very tops...

Ceteris paribus means 'all other things being equal', so to apply the principle you assume that there is nothing impacting on the hypothetical situation except the variable you are changing. However if changing the variable you are focussing on will have an effect on something else, you have to...