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ecotone
[ek-uh-tohn, ee-kuh-]
noun
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
ecotone
/ ˈɛkə-, ˈiːkəˌtəʊn /
noun
the zone between two major ecological communities
ecotone
A transitional zone between two ecological communities, as between a forest and grassland or a river and its estuary. An ecotone has its own characteristics in addition to sharing certain characteristics of the two communities.
See also edge effect
Other 51Թ Forms
- ecotonal adjective
- ˈˌٴDzԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ecotone1
Example Sentences
The trail seems to transverse through an ecotone, a transitional zone between plant communities, switching between high desert and pine forest ecosystems.
The project, which has been underway for more than a decade, has a mouthful of a name — Boreal Forest Warming at an Ecotone in Danger, or B4WARMED for short — but a clear objective.
“Ari, do you know what an ecotone is?”
“It’s the terrain where two different ecosystems meet. In an ecotone, the landscape will contain elements of the two different ecosystems. It’s like a natural borderlands.”
“No mom, you don’t. I live in an ecotone. Employment must coexist with goofing off. Responsibility must coexist with irresponsibility.”
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