A gradual, continuous change in the species composition between two ecosystems or communities of organisms across an environmental gradient.
Example sentencesExamples
Almost all tree invasion of the meadow occurs in the narrow forest-meadow ecocline because trees at the edge of the forest reduce the cover of herbaceous plants in the adjacent meadow.
The treeline ecocline above timberline was characterized by the mixed occurrence of tree, shrub, dwarf-shrub, and herbaceous species, but it did not encompass more than 100-150 altitudinal meters.
Definition of ecocline in US English:
ecocline
nounˈekōˌklīn
Ecology
A gradual, continuous change in the species composition between two ecosystems or communities of organisms across an environmental gradient.
Example sentencesExamples
Almost all tree invasion of the meadow occurs in the narrow forest-meadow ecocline because trees at the edge of the forest reduce the cover of herbaceous plants in the adjacent meadow.
The treeline ecocline above timberline was characterized by the mixed occurrence of tree, shrub, dwarf-shrub, and herbaceous species, but it did not encompass more than 100-150 altitudinal meters.