edge effect
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Tweet n. 1. The occurrence of greater species diversity and biological density in an ecotone than in either of the adjacent ecological communities. 2. A phenomenon, such as a sandhi rule or cliticization, that happens at the edges of words, phrases, or other linguistic units. |
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