Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ecotone
Greek translation:
οικοτόνος
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English term
ecotone
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English to Greek
Science
Zoology
Definition from
A Glossary of Marine Nature Conservation and Fisheries :
a narrow and fairly sharply defined transition zone between two or more communities (Allaby 1998); eg the different plankton communities that occur on opposite sides of fronts.
Example sentences:
Macroinvertebrate biomass was highest at an intermediate riparian ecotone complexity with an adequate supply of organic matter and incident light. Fish biomass followed the same trend, being lowest in heavily shaded areas and in open channels without riparian vegetation (range: 1-4.5 g m-2), but highest in ecotones of intermediate complexity (range: 1.6-92.8 g m-2). The cascading effect of invertebrate density depletion, which was inversely related to fish biomass, was observed seasonally. (Wiley InterScience)
The complexity and biological importance of riparian ecotones depend on the extent to which the system is self-regulating, which depends in turn on geology, physiography, climate, vegetation, human activity and the age of the system. (Fish and riparian ecotones – a hypothesis)
A common example of ecotones is estuaries—the transitional area between rivers and the oceans. The variety of species found in an estuary is much higher than in the river or in the shallow sea-water. (BASICS OF ECOLOGY & LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS)
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Definition from
ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ:
Μια μεταβατική ζώνη μεταξύ δύο γειτονικών οικοσυστημάτων που περιέχει μερικά από τα είδη και τα χαρακτηριστικά του καθενός από τα δύο οικοσυστήματα και, επίσης, συγκεκριμένα είδη που δεν υπάρχουν στα προηγούμενα οικοσυστήματα.
Example sentences:
Οικοτόνος αραιού δάσους δρυός (Quercus aegilops) με θαμνώνες πουρναριού. (ΒΙΟΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΤΗΤΑ)
• Παρόχθια ζώνη Διακριτός οικοτόνος μεταξύ υδάτινου και χερσαίου όπου η γεωμορφολογία και η βλάστηση επηρεάζουν και επηρεάζονται από τα παρακείμενα ρέοντα ύδατα. (Ινστιτούτο Εσωτερικώ�)
Δασοόριο: αναφέρεται στον οικοτόνο που χωρίζει ειδικά το δάσος από ένα άλλο οικοσύστημα. (ΤΕΙ ΚΑΒΑΛΑΣ)
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