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edge effect  

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  • An edge effect refers to the effect of a prevailing boundary between contrasting spatial environments within an ecosystem or landscape. Landscapes are comprised of heterogeneous mosaics of habitat patches of varying size, shape and quality; these characteristics change over space and time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Edge Effect]

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