Definition
Relating to an ecotone, which is a border zone or transition area between two different ecosystems.
Etymology
From 'ecotone' (combining 'eco-' and Greek 'tonos' meaning tension or boundary), plus '-al.' The term emerged in early 20th-century ecology to describe these scientifically important edge zones.
Kelly Says
Ecotonal zones are biological hot spots—where forest meets grassland or land meets water is where you get the most species diversity because creatures from both ecosystems can thrive there.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደህንነት ደህንነት
de-hen-net de-hen-net
ARالعربية
حدود بيئية
hudūd bay'iyya
BNবাংলা
প্রাকৃতিক সীমানা
prak-rit-ik see-ma-na
CACatalà
ecotònic
e-koh-toh-nik
CSČeština
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
DADansk
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
DEDeutsch
Ökoton
e-koh-tohn
ELΕλληνικά
εκοτόν
e-koh-tohn
ESEspañol
ecotónico
e-koh-toh-nee-koh
FAفارسی
منطقه انتقال
man-taqeh-e-an-ta-lagh
FISuomi
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
FRFrançais
écotone
e-koh-tohn
GUGU
પ્રકૃતિનું સરહદ
prak-ru-ti-nu sa-ra-had
HAHA
gaban halitta
ga-ban ha-li-tta
HEעברית
גבול טבעי
gvul tav-i
HIहिन्दी
पर्यावरणीय सीमा
parivaar-na-ay see-ma
HUMagyar
ökoton
e-koh-tohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
IGIG
n'eche n'eche
ne-che ne-che
ITItaliano
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
KKKK
экологиялық
e-ko-lo-gee-lik
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-po-phet
KO한국어
생태 경계
saengtae gyeong-gye
MRMR
प्राकृतिक सीमा
pra-kru-ti-k see-ma
MSBahasa Melayu
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန် တိရစ္ဆာန်
ti-ya-san ti-ya-san
NLNederlands
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
NONorsk
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਾकृतिक ਸੀਮਾ
pra-kru-ti-k see-ma
PLPolski
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
PTPortuguês
ecotônico
e-koh-toh-nee-koh
RORomână
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
RUРусский
экотоновая
ekoto-novaya
SVSvenska
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
SWKiswahili
eneo la asili
e-neo la a-si-li
TAதமிழ்
இயற்கை எல்லை
i-ya-r-ka-e el-lai
TEతెలుగు
ప్రకృతి సరిహద్దు
pra-kru-ti sa-ri-ha-ddu
THไทย
เขตแดนนิเวศน์
het-d-an ni-wet
TRTürkçe
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
UKУкраїнська
екотонова
ekoto-nova
URاردو
سیما قدرتی
seema qa-der-ti
VITiếng Việt
vùng chuyển tiếp sinh thái
vung chuan-tiep sinh thai
YOYO
ni ọpọlọpọ
ni o-po-lo-po
ZUZU
ngokuthi
ngoh-koo-thee