Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
ecotone
Polish translation:
ekoton
Feb 12, 2009 18:54
15 yrs ago
English term
ecotone
GBK
English to Polish
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)
Proposed translations
(Polish)
5 +2 | ekoton | hyoger |
4 | strefa przejścia | Waldemar Ziora |
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Proposed translations
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ekoton
Definition from
own experience or research:
Strefa przejsciowa pomiedzy srodowiskami, np. pomiedzy polem a lasem, gdzie moga wystepowac gatunki charakterystyczne dla obu.
Example sentences:
Biocenoza ekotonu składa się z organizmów obu sąsiednich biocenoz oraz gatunków charakterystycznych tylko dla danego ekotonu. (Zielone Brygady)
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