SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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patch shape and edge width
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edge height and width
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hydrology and soil chemistry
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hydrology and edge width
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permeability and patch shape
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Detailed explanation-1: -Edges become areas with increased noise, light, pollution, human recreation and roadkill. The increased noise, light and human activity may cause some species to move further inland, away from habitat edges.
Detailed explanation-2: -Air, water, climatic conditions, temperature, plants, animals living in that area all affect the habitat. For example: Organisms living in a desert are adapted with specific characteristic like the plants have leaves modified into spines to prevent excessive loss of water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Edge habitat is found where one habitat type meets another. For example, where the tree line of a forest meets a farm field is edge habitat.
Detailed explanation-4: -As patch size increases, the ration of boundary to interior decreases.