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Concept of Eco Tone, Edge Effects Ecological Niche and Habitats

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Concept of Eco Tone, Edge Effects Ecological Niche and Habitats

Ecotone

  • The term Eco tone is derived from the Greek roots “oikos” (house/dwelling) and “tonos” (tension) .
  • Clements (1905) described an ecotone as a tension zone where principal species from adjacent communities meet their limits.
  • The Oxford English Dictionary (OED: www.oed.com) defines an ecotone as “A transitional area between two or more distinct ecological communities” .
  • It is where two communities meet and integrate.
  • Ecotone occurs at edges and physical boundaries.
  • Some examples of Ecotones are given below:
    • Mangrove forests -an ec…

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