Title: ECOTONE THEORY AND ITS APPLICATION TO MARINE ECOLOGY
Abstract: The transition region between the neighboring ecosystems was called ecotone. In view of global ecology and landscape ecology, ecotone may be divided into four kinds: terrestrial ecotone, inland water land ecotone, marine land ecotone and marine ecotone. The marine ecotone was presented and defined as the transition region between the neighboring marine ecosystems according to the ecotone theory. The main research fields are as following: ①to build the criteria of marine ecotone, such as biodiversity index or other ecological indexes, ②three dimensional structures of marine ecotone, ③the ecological function of marine ecotone, ④the sensitive elements and responsive mechanics of marine ecotone to global change, ⑤the maintaining biodiversity mechanics in marine ecotone, ⑥the relationship between marine ecotone and form of fishery field. The difference between marine ecotone and terrestrial ecotone and marine front were discussed. The marine ecotone field will become one new “growth point” in marine ecology.
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
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