ECOTONE


Meaning of ECOTONE in English

— ecotonal , adj.

/ek"euh tohn', ee"keuh-/ , n. Ecol.

the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.

[ 1900-05; ECO- + tone tónos tension ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .