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Q. Which of the following are examples of an ecotone?
Which of the above is/are considered an ecotone?
Q. Which of the following are examples of an ecotone?
Which of the above is/are considered an ecotone?
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The correct option is D
1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation:
An ecotone is a transition area between two biological communities, where two communities meet and integrate.
Statement 1 is correct: Where salt marshes and mangrove forests meet in the temperate‐tropical climatic transition zone, they form an ecotone
Statement 2 is correct: Coastal lagoons are ecotones between marine and terrestrial environments
Statement 3 is correct: Estuaries form a transition zone (ecotone) between river environments and maritime environments.
Statement 4 is correct: Mountain ranges often create such ecotones, due to the wide variety of climatic conditions experienced on their slopes.
1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation:
An ecotone is a transition area between two biological communities, where two communities meet and integrate.
Statement 1 is correct: Where salt marshes and mangrove forests meet in the temperate‐tropical climatic transition zone, they form an ecotone
Statement 2 is correct: Coastal lagoons are ecotones between marine and terrestrial environments
Statement 3 is correct: Estuaries form a transition zone (ecotone) between river environments and maritime environments.
Statement 4 is correct: Mountain ranges often create such ecotones, due to the wide variety of climatic conditions experienced on their slopes.
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