The "rescue effect" is a concept in ecology that describes a phenomenon where a population that has experienced a decline, due to various factors such as environmental change, habitat disturbance, or other threats, can receive support or "rescue" from neighboring populations. This can occur through mechanisms like immigration, where individuals from stable or thriving populations move into the area with declining numbers, thereby increasing the genetic diversity and population size of the affected group.
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