Usually means: Transition area between two ecosystems.
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  1. ecotonal: Merriam-Webster
  2. ecotonal: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ecotonal: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ecotonal: Wiktionary
  5. ecotonal: Dictionary.com
  6. ecotonal: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. ecotonal: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ecotonal)

▸ adjective:  Relating to ecotones.

Similar:
ecotonic, ecotopic, ecozonal, ecoclinal, ecotopian, ecoclimatic, ecospecific, ecotouristic, ecotechnological, ecopolitical, more...

Opposite:
nonecotonal, non-ecotonal, non-transition zone

Types:
forest-grassland, tundra-forest, desert-oasis, mangrove-swamp, savanna-forest, alpine-tundra, wetland-forest, coral reef-ocean, estuary-river, more...

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Similar:
ecotonic, ecotopic, ecozonal, ecoclinal, ecotopian, ecoclimatic, ecospecific, ecotouristic, ecotechnological, ecopolitical, more...

Opposite:
nonecotonal, non-ecotonal, non-transition zone

Types:
forest-grassland, tundra-forest, desert-oasis, mangrove-swamp, savanna-forest, alpine-tundra, wetland-forest, coral reef-ocean, estuary-river, more...



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