Ecotones

/ˈɛkoʊˌtoʊnz/ noun

Definition

Plural of ecotone; transition zones between two different ecosystems where different species mix and interact.

Etymology

From 'eco-' (environment) plus Greek 'tonos' (tension, boundary). Ecologists recognized these zones were uniquely important and worthy of specific study in the early 1900s.

Kelly Says

Wetlands are ecotones between land and water, coral reefs are ecotones between ocean and land, and they're surprisingly productive—more species live in these 'in-between' spaces than in the main ecosystems themselves.

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
ecotònics
e-koh-toh-niks
CSČeština
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
DADansk
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
DEDeutsch
Ökotone
e-koh-tohn-eh
ELΕλληνικά
εκοτόν
e-koh-tohn
ESEspañol
ecotone
e-koh-toh-nee
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
JA日本語
生態境界
seibou kyōkai
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
ecotone
e-koh-toh-nee
RORomână
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
RUРусский
экотоновые
ekoto-novye
SVSvenska
ekoton
e-koh-tohn
SWKiswahili
eneo la asili
e-neo la a-si-li
TAதமிழ்
இயற்கை எல்லைகள்
i-ya-r-ka-e el-lai-gal
TEతెలుగు
ప్రకృతి సరిహద్దులు
pra-kru-ti sa-ri-ha-ddu-lu
THไทย
เขตแดนนิเวศน์
het-d-an ni-wet
TLTL
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
TRTürkçe
ecotone
e-koh-tohn
UKУкраїнська
екотонов
ekoto-nov
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
ZH中文
生态带
shēng tài dài
ZUZU
ngokuthi
ngoh-koo-thee

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