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The 16 pages that link to Edge effects, each with the reason it gives.
Habitat fragmentationRelated: New patch boundaries expose interior habitat to altered light, wind, temperature, and interactions.
Forest fragmentationRelated: New forest boundaries expose interior habitat to shifts in light, wind, temperature, and biological interactions.
Road ecologyRelated: Road-created edges can change microclimate, vegetation, and species interactions near the pavement.
Atlantic ForestRelated: Forest edges expose remnants to altered light, wind, temperature, and species interactions.
Landscape ecologyRelated: Patch boundaries create distinct conditions that can reshape species interactions and habitat quality.
HabitatRelated: Fragmented habitat creates more edges, changing conditions within remaining patches.
Tropical forestRelated: New edges expose tropical forest interiors to heat, wind, and drying.
EcotoneRelated: Ecotone boundaries can intensify light, wind, predation, and other edge-related effects.
Temperate deciduous forestRelated: Forest fragments experience altered light, wind, and temperature along their edges.
Ecological connectivityRelated: Fragmentation creates more edges, altering conditions along potential movement routes.
ClearcuttingRelated: A clearcut creates new forest edges with altered light, wind, and temperature.
Habitat destructionRelated: Fragmented habitats gain more edge, where altered conditions can disadvantage interior species.
Wildlife habitatRelated: Habitat boundaries can alter exposure, resources, and species composition.
Nature reserveRelated: A reserve’s edges may experience altered conditions and greater exposure to outside disturbance.
Crop raidingRelated: Farm edges adjoining wildlife habitat can become frequent points of entry.
RainforestRelated: Fragmented rainforest edges become hotter, drier, and more exposed than interior forest.