💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Edge effect"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecotonenoun | A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems). |
| ecodistancenoun | (mathematics, ecology) The difference in value of two related ecological variables |
| ecosectionnoun | (ecology) A part of an ecoregion that shows only minor physiographic, macroclimatic or oceanographic variations |
| ecoevolutionnoun | (ecology) evolutionary ecology (the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology) |
| ecoclinenoun | A gradation from one ecosystem to another when there is no sharp boundary between the two. It is the joint expression of associated community (coenocline) and complex environmental gradients. |
| ecoplasticitynoun | (ecology) The condition of being ecoplastic |
| ecadnoun | (ecology) An organism whose form has been affected by its environment. |
| ecesisnoun | (ecology) The process of the successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously or was left barren due to some catastrophe. |
| evolutionary trapnoun | (biology, evolutionary theory) The situation of an evolved behaviour or trait of a species becoming detrimental to the survival or reproductive ability of individuals, possibly leading to extinction. |
| ecoclimatenoun | (ecology) The climate (or, more often, the microclimate) of a particular habitat |
| ecomigrationnoun | The migration of populations for economic or ecological reasons, often as a result of the deterioration of land quality or a shortage of water. |
| ecospacenoun | (ecology, neologism) The ecological space that an organism occupies as part of its habitat. |
| allee effectnoun | (ecology) The negative population growth observed at low population densities. |
| ecoregionalizationnoun | (ecology) The formation of, or division into ecoregions |
| ecosensitivitynoun | (biology) sensitivity of an organism to its ecological environment |
| ecovalencenoun | (ecology) A measure of the interaction of a genotype and its environment |
| hypercolonizationnoun | (ecology) excessive colonization (by an organism) |
| heterotopianoun | (philosophy, literary criticism) A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably presenting a utopian vision in physical form or serving to segregate subversive elements from the wider society. |
| ecoenvironmentnoun | (ecology) An ecological environment |
| ecotopenoun | An ecological habitat on the scale of individual organisms sharing space. Many ecotopes together, either adjacent or overlapping, make up an eco-region or larger unit. |
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