Biodiversity Conservation And Wild Life Question 125

Question: The presence of diversity at the junction of territories of two different habitats is known as [BHU 2005]

Options:

A) Bottle neck effect

B) Edge effect

C) Junction effect

D) Pasteur effect

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Ecotone is the transition zone between 2 communities, habitats e.g.

forest, grassland.

The increased number of species in the region of ecotone is called as edge effect and the species is called as edge species.