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Ecotone vs Ecocline - What's the difference?

ecotone | ecocline |

As nouns the difference between ecotone and ecocline

is that ecotone is a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems) while ecocline is a gradation from one ecosystem to another when there is no sharp boundary between the two. It is the joint expression of associated community (coenocline) and complex environmental gradients.

ecotone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

    • ecocline

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gradation from one ecosystem to another when there is no sharp boundary between the two. It is the joint expression of associated community (coenocline) and complex environmental gradients.