Secondary effect

Secondary Effect
Action of a stressor on supporting components of the ecosystem, which in turn impact the ecological component of concern. (See primary effect.)
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From this flow a variety of secondary effects, including sea level rise, impacts on agriculture, reductions in the ozone layer (see above), increased intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, and the spread of disease.

climate-carbon feedbacks (CCF) = a secondary effect of climate change; ...

An effect where the stressor acts directly on the ecological component of interest, not on other parts of the ecosystem. (See> secondary effect.)
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See also: Ecosystem, Release, Reduce, Methane, Climate