Edge effects are the changes in community structure that are present at the boundary between two or more habitats. Edges, otherwise known as ecotones, are considered to have negative effects on existing biological communities as the unique combination abiotic and biotic factors present make them more favourable to ecological generalists \cite{Harrison_1999}. An increased proportion of these generalists can affect overall ecosystem functioning through degradation of endemic ecosystem processes \cite{Ries_2004}. The rate of some ecosystems processes have been shown to increase under the effect of edge-mediated abiotic factors, such as carbon sequestration. For example, it has been shown temperate forest growth and biomass increase with proximity to the forest edge \cite{Cochrane_2002}. However, these same abiotic factors can also decrease certain ecosystem processes, such as decomposition \cite{HARPER_2005}. Edge environments tend to be drier and warmer than those of the interior due to wind exposure and increased insolation. These factors are drivers decomposition and previous studies have shown decomposition increases with distance from the edge \cite{Crockatt_2014}.