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ecotone

Arabic translation: البيئة الانتقالية

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English term or phrase:ecotone
Arabic translation:البيئة الانتقالية

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13:23 Jun 29, 2009
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Science - Zoology
Additional field(s): Environment & Ecology, Fisheries
English term or phrase: ecotone
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 sentence(s):
  • 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
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البيئة الانتقالية
Definition:
الوسط البيئي الفاصل بين وسطين بيئيين مختلفين
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4 +2البيئة الانتقالية
Maha Arara
5منطقة تماس بين بيئتين مختلفتين متجاورتين
cabrina
4مَنْطِقَةٌ بِيئِيَّةٌ انْتِقالِيَّةّ
Shazly


  

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9 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
البيئة الانتقالية


Definition from own experience or research:
الوسط البيئي الفاصل بين وسطين بيئيين مختلفين

Example sentence(s):
  • شرح أقسام البيئة الترسيبة وهي : 1- البيئة القارية : وتشمل : أ - أرضية مثل (صحراوبة - جليدية) ب - مائية مثل (نهرية - بحيرات - أهوار - كهوف) 2- البيئة الإنتقالية : وتشمل : أ - الدلتا ب - الساحل ج - اللاجون 3- البيئة البحرية : وتضم : المياه الضحلة الأعماق الأعماق الكبيرة الأعماق السحيقة - Ar-Riyadh Newspaper  
Maha Arara
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Shazly: yes
25 days
  -> Thanks a lot, Shazly
Yes  cabrina
102 days
  -> Thanks a lot, cabrina
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35 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
مَنْطِقَةٌ بِيئِيَّةٌ انْتِقالِيَّةّ


Definition from Wikipedia:
An ecotone is a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems). It may appear on the ground as a gradual blending of the two communities across a broad area, or it may manifest itself as a sharp boundary line.
Changes in the physical environment may produce a sharp boundary, as in the example of a shoreline or the interface between areas of forest and cleared land. Elsewhere, a more gradually blended interface area will be found, where species from each community will be found together as well as unique local species. Mountain ranges often create such ecotones, due to the wide variety of climatic conditions experienced on their slopes. They may also provide a boundary between species due to the obstructive nature of their terrain; Mont Ventoux in France is a good example, marking the boundary between the flora and fauna of northern and southern France. Most wetlands are ecotones.

Example sentence(s):
  • مَنْطِقَةٌ بِيئِيَّةٌ انْتِقالِيَّةّ - Wikipedia  

Explanation:
مَنْطِقَةٌ بِيئِيَّةٌ انْتِقالِيَّةّ
Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 22:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 6
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115 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
منطقة تماس بين بيئتين مختلفتين متجاورتين


Definition from own experience or research:
هي المنطقة التي تقع بين بيئتين مختلفتين مثل الغابات والسهول وقد تجمع بين خصائصهما أو تكون لها خصائص منفردة

Example sentence(s):
  • منطقة تماس بين المحيط والأرض حيث تخرج المياه نتيجة حركة المد والجذر لتتكون المستنقعات والبرك الملحية - united nations terminology base  
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Local time: 22:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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