transition zone

A transition zone is a boundary region where two distinct systems, phases, or environments meet and gradually change into one another, exhibiting mixed or intermediate characteristics.

Observed surface forms (2)

• ecological transition zone ×1
• transitional ecoregion ×1

Instances (4)

• Great Basin–Mojave transition zone
• Sonoran–Mojave transition zone
• Cross Timbers via concept surface "transitional ecoregion"
• California Coast–Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone via concept surface "ecological transition zone"