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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. ecological processes and phenomena
  4. edge effects
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. ecological processes and phenomena
  4. edge effects

Preferred term

edge effects

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Ecological characteristics associated with the junction between two dissimiliar habitat types or ecosystems affecting the population structure and biological traits of the associated plant or animal communities.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • field edges
  • field margins
  • forest edges
  • habitat edges

In other languages

  • efectos de borde

    Spanish

  • borde del hábitat
  • bordes de bosque
  • frontera ecológica
  • lindes (ecología)
  • márgenes (ecología)

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/69300

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