ecotone









ecotone


noun Ecology.

  1. the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.

noun

  1. the zone between two major ecological communities

  1. 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.
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