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ecocline

The English word “ecocline” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A gradation from one ecosystem to another when there is no sharp boundary between the two. It is the joint expression of associated community (coenocline) and complex environmental gradients.

Etymology

From eco- + -cline.

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