edge effect

noun

A change in population or community structures that occurs at the boundary of two or more habitats.

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Meanings

nounedge effect (plural edge effects)

plural edge effects

  1. biologyA change in population or community structures that occurs at the boundary of two or more habitats.
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edge effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edge%20effect

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