ECOTONE

Ecotone

An ecotone is a transition area between two biomes. It is where two communities meet and integrate. It may be narrow or wide, and it may be local or regional . An ecotone may appear on the ground as a gradual blending of the two communities across a broad area, or it may manifest itself as a sharp boundary line.

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ecotone

Noun

  1. a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).


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