The core concept of an ecotone is the 'frontier' or 'transition zone' between two different ecological communities or ecosystems.
An ecotone generally refers to the:
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2021 · Topic: Ecology (Community Ecology: Species Diversity, Edge Effect, Keystone Species)
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Answer: C. integration of two ecosystems of different evolutionary levels.
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