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U.S. Department of Agriculture

ecotones

Subject Category: P Natural Resources, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Definition: Zones of transition where two or more ecosystems meet.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/354.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/354
Broader Term: ecology
Narrower Term: forest steppe
Related Term: edge effects
Spanish: ecotonas
Term Number: 354

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