ecotone

ecotone

See also: ecótone and écotone

English

Etymology

Combination of eco- (“ecology”) +‎ -tone, from the Greek τόνος (tónos, “tension”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːkətəʊn/

Noun

ecotone (plural ecotones)

1. a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

Translations

a region of transition

Catalan: ecotò Danish: randzone French: écotone (fr) German: Ökoto Hebrew: אקוטון‎ (he) Norwegian: ekoton Polish: ekoton Portuguese: ecótono (pt) m, ecótone m

Romanian: ecoton Russian: экотон (ru) (ekoton) Serbo-Croatian: екотон (ekoton) Spanish: ecotono Swedish: ekoton Turkish: ekoton (tr) Ukrainian: екотон (ekoton)