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Edge Effect

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-008981

1. Changes in a community due to the rapid creation of abrupt edges in large units of previously undisturbed habitat (Reese and Ratti 1988:127}

2. Tendency for increased variety and density of organisms at community or habitat junctions (Odum 1971:157).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-008981
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008981",
  "term": "Edge Effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Changes in a community due to the rapid creation of abrupt edges in large units of previously undisturbed habitat (Reese and Ratti 1988:127}\n\n2. Tendency for increased variety and density of organisms at community or habitat junctions (Odum 1971:157).",
  "references": [
    "USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/edge-effect/"
}

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