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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
/ 藞蓻k蓹-; 藞i藧k蓹藢t蓹蕣n /
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
Derived Forms
- 藞别肠辞藢迟辞苍补濒, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 别肠顎卭路迟辞苍顎僡濒 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ecotone1
Example Sentences
The project, which has been underway for more than a decade, has a mouthful of a name 鈥 Boreal Forest Warming at an Ecotone in Danger, or B4WARMED for short 鈥 but a clear objective.
鈥淎ri, do you know what an ecotone is?鈥
鈥淚t鈥檚 the terrain where two different ecosystems meet. In an ecotone, the landscape will contain elements of the two different ecosystems. It鈥檚 like a natural borderlands.鈥
鈥淣o mom, you don鈥檛. I live in an ecotone. Employment must coexist with goofing off. Responsibility must coexist with irresponsibility.鈥
DJ Ecotone, a self-described wildlife D.J., as well as yoga classes as part of the Conservation Society鈥檚 Elephant Yoga Challenge.
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