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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > conservation and ecology > ecotone
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > geography/geology > biogeography > ecotone
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > physical geography > biogeography > ecotone
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > physical geography > biogeography > ecotone

Preferred term

ecotone  

Definition

  • An ecotone is the highly dynamic boundary between two disparate ecosystems: vegetation types and biomes. Ecotones can be very narrow and sharply defined, such as a terrestrial-aquatic boundary, or they can represent a broad transition between differing biomes, such as a gradual conversion between grassland and forest. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Ecotone]

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