What is ecotones? - Environment & Biodiversity
Q. Which of the following are ecotones?
1) Estuaries
2) Grasslands
3) Riverbank
4) Lagoons- Published on 28 Aug 15a. Only 1 and 4
b. Only 1, 2 and 4
c. Only 1, 3 and 4
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
Ecotone is a zone of junction between two or more diverse ecosystems. E.g. the mangrove forests; they represent an ecotone between marine and terrestrial ecosystem. Some more examples of ecotone are – grassland, estuary and river bank. Ecotones also appear where one body of water meets another (e.g., estuaries and lagoons) or at the boundary between the water and the land (e.g., marshes).
