ECOTONE: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 15 January 2023

ECOTONE

◇ An ecotone is a zone of junction or a transition area between two biomes (diverse ecosystems).

◇  Ecotone is the zone where two communities meet and integrate.

◇  E.g. the mangrove forests represent an ecotone between marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

◇ Other examples are grassland (between forest and desert), estuarine (between fresh water and salt water) and riverbank or marshland (between dry and wet).