ecotonal
adjective environment specialized uk/ˈiː.kəʊ.təʊ.nəl/ us/ˈiː.koʊ.toʊ.nəl/
群落交错区的，生态过渡带的
relating to an area where one type of natural environment meets another
the ecotonal area between the mangrove-coastal marsh and the inland marsh 红树林-海岸沼泽和内陆沼泽之间的群落交错区
See: ecotone
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- Wetlands have been generally considered ecotonal communities.
- This species is not confined to the shallow parts of the ecotonal zone.
- Ecotonal areas are the transition zones between ecological systems where native plant diversity is often greatest.