Ecotone

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008968",
  "term": "Ecotone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A habitat created by the juxtaposition of distinctly different habitats; an edge habitat; or an ecological zone or boundary where two or more ecosystems meet.\n\n2. A habitat created by the juxtaposition of distinctly different habitats; an edge habitat; an ecological zone or boundary where two or more ecosystems meet.\n\n3. The boundary or transitional zone between adjacent communities containing the characteristic species of each, such as the edge of a woodland next to a field or lawn.\n\n4. Habitat created by the juxtaposition of distinctly different habitats; an edge habitat; an ecological zone or boundary where two or more ecosystems meet.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary",
    "USGS Status and Trends of the Nation's Biological Resources Vol. 2 Glossary at http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/sandt/Glossary.pdf",
    "EMAP Master Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ecotone/"
}