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Ecotope vs Ecotone - What's the difference?

ecotope | ecotone |

As nouns the difference between ecotope and ecotone

is that ecotope is ecological habitat on the scale of individual organisms sharing space. Many ecotopes together, either adjacent or overlapping, make up an eco-region or larger unit while ecotone is a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

ecotope

English

(wikipedia ecotope)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Ecological habitat on the scale of individual organisms sharing space. Many ecotopes together, either adjacent or overlapping, make up an eco-region or larger unit.
  • An ecotope comprises all the constituent parts found at that locality on the same scale, such as the physiotope (landform), the geotope (rocks and soil) and the biotope (living flora and fauna).

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    ecotone

    English

    Noun

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