ecotone
C18133
concept
An ecotone is a transitional zone between two distinct ecological communities where species from both habitats interact and biodiversity is often heightened.
Observed surface forms (6)
- transitional biome ×2
- biogeographical transition zone ×1
- coastal transition zone ×1
- ecological boundary region ×1
- ecoregion transition zone ×1
- hydrological transition zone ×1
Instances (15)
- Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
- Palearctic–Oriental transition zone via concept surface "biogeographical transition zone"
- East European forest-steppe via concept surface "transitional biome"
- Cumberland Plateau transition areas
- Mojave Desert and Sierra Nevada foothills
- North American prairie–forest ecotone
- Florida peninsula transition zone
- Great Plains–Southwest transition zone
- Polish Baltic coastal lakes system via concept surface "hydrological transition zone"
- Great Basin–Colorado River transition area
- estuaries of Werribee River via concept surface "coastal transition zone"
- Andean-Amazon transition zone
- Sahara Desert margins
- Sierra–Costa transition of Ecuador
- Willamette Valley–Coast Range transition zone via concept surface "ecoregion transition zone"