ecotone

See also: ecótone and écotone

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːkətəʊn/

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Noun

ecotone (plural ecotones)

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

Derived terms

• ecotonal
• ecotonic

 

Translations

a region of transition

• Catalan: ecotò
• Danish: randzone
• French: écotone (fr)
• German: Ökoton
• Hebrew: אקוטון (he)
• Norwegian: ekoton
• Polish: ekoton (pl)
• 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)