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ecotone
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ecotone [′ek·ə‚tōn]
(ecology)
A zone of intergradation between ecological communities.
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Scenarios like this, where a species combines conservative and opportunistic strategies to regulate gametogenesis seem typical of ecotones that are transitional between temperate and tropical provinces, where there are marked seasonal changes in water temperature and food productivity (MacDonald & Thompson 1985, Paulet & Boucher 1991, Duinker 2002).
Annual reproductive effort of Pacific winged pearl oyster Pteria ... by Caceres-Puig, Jorge I.; Caceres-Martinez, Carlos; Saucedo, Pedro E. / Journal of Shellfish Research
ricinus varied not only between host species, but also between sampling sites and was highest in ecotones (Kintai and Kaunas Botanical Garden Park) where adult ticks and other I.
Infestation of mice and voles with Ixodes ricinus ticks in Lithuania ... by Paulauskas, Algimantas; Radzijevskaja, Jana; Rosef, Olav; Turcinaviciene, Jurga; Ambrasiene, Daiva / Estonian Journal of Ecology
These include 1) development of new ecotones related to expansion of southern animal species, such as deer, red fox, and domestic livestock; 2) altered routes and timing of migration for wild birds and caribou herds; 3) habitat alteration and fragmentation due to resource extraction and development; and 4) historical and ongoing translocation of hosts and pathogens (e.
Integrated approaches and empirical models for investigation of ... by Hoberg, Eric P.; Polley, Lydden; Jenkins, Emily J.; Kutz, Susan J.; Veitch, Alasdair M.; Elkin, Bret / tfl_search(0,'Ecotones')
 
 
 
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