noun
- transition areas between two different ecosystems or ecological communities
Usage: ecology; plural of ecotone
Examples
- The forest ecotones where grassland meets woodland support diverse wildlife.
- Scientists study ecotones to understand how species adapt to changing environments.
- Wetland ecotones provide critical habitat for migrating birds.
- Climate change is shifting ecotones toward the poles.
- The ecotones between desert and forest ecosystems are particularly fragile.
- Many rare species are found in ecotones where different habitats overlap.