Author: J. B. Lachavanne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9789231033520
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Philosophers, writers and scientists, from cell biologists to ecologists, have long recognized the special nature of boundaries and interface areas of all kinds. Among ecologists in particular, there has been an upsurge in interest in the sensitive boundary areas of interaction between ecosystems, which are called 'ecotones' and which are often characterized by higher biological diversity than adjacent areas.