Given the previous mixed effects of edge on nest predation, a large scale study seemed imperitive to examine the effects
Many previous studies on nest predation using artificial nests have been unable to identify predators responsible for the predation, which is particularly significant given the understanding that predator identity is a significant driver of edge effect's role on nest predation \cite{article}. Therefore in this study, predators were identified, where possible, using bite marks left on plasticine eggs. This should provide insights into the composition of predators that prey on forest edges in fragmented deciduous woodland.

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Habitat fragmentation is the process whereby a large habitat is split into a number of smaller patches with a smaller total area. Fragmentation is known to have large, consistently negative effects on existing biological communities \cite{Fahrig_2003} . As well as creating new smaller habitats, habitat fragmentation leads to an increase in the proportion of the new patches that are edge \cite{Crooks_2017}. Edges of forests have different biotic and abiotic factors driving them which can have profound impacts on biological communities. These different factors can lead to different species dominating these edge communities and affect rates of biological processes \cite{Moreno_2014}