| 单词 | edge effect |
| 释义 | edge effectnoun Ecology.the tendency toward greater variety and density of plant and animal populations in an ecotone. Origin of edge effectFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby edge effectEdgar Atheling, edge, edgebone, edge city, edged, edge effect, Edgehill, edge in, edge molding, edge out, edger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for edge effectedge effect [ ĕj ] The influence that two ecological communities have on each other along the boundary (called the ecotone) that separates them. Because such an area contains habitats common to both communities as well as others unique to the transition zone itself, the edge effect is typically characterized by greater species diversity and population density than occur in either of the individual communities. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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