Editing Edge effects (section)

==Types==
* Inherent &ndash; Natural features stabilize the border location.
* Induced &ndash; Transient natural disturbances (e.g., fire or flood) or human related activities, subject borders to successional changes over time.
* Narrow &ndash; One habitat abruptly ends and another begins (e.g., an agricultural field.)
* Wide ([[ecotone]]) &ndash; A large distance separates the borders of two clearly and purely definable habitats based upon their physical conditions and vegetation, and in between there exists a large transition region.
* Convoluted &ndash; The border is non-linear.
* Perforated &ndash; The border has gaps that host other habitats.

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 | last = Smith
 | first = T.M.
 | author2=Smith, R.L.
 | title = Elements of Ecology
 | pages = 391–411
 | year = 2009
 }}</ref>