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Continuous response functions for quantifying the strength of edge effects |
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| Authors: | ROBERT M EWERS† RAPHAEL K DIDHAM |
| Institution: | School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand;;and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843–03092, Balboa, Panama, Republic of Panama |
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| Keywords: | ecotones edge effect edge-effect penetration distance extent habitat fragmentation logistic model magnitude patch boundary scale unimodal model |