Edge effect: The increased biodiversity and altered species composition found at the boundary between two different ecosystems.
How to apply it: Use edge effect to explain why habitat fragmentation creates more edges, which can benefit some species but harm interior-dwelling species.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Biodiversity
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