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Australia’s forests and forestry glossary

Edge effect

The effect or influence of an area of vegetation on an adjacent area of vegetation. This can include the effect of adjacent non-forest land on a forest stand, the effect of a forest stand on adjacent non-forest land, the effect of a mature forest stand on adjacent regenerating forest, or the effect of regenerating forest on an adjacent mature forest stand.

See Connectivity, Fragmentation.

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