"ecocline" meaning in English

See ecocline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ecoclines [plural]
Etymology: eco- + -cline Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{confix|en|eco|cline}} eco- + -cline Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecocline (plural ecoclines)
  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.

Inflected forms

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