In hiking up a mountain you are likely to pass through various community types as you proceed from the low-elevation lands to the summit. As you proceed from one community type to another, a boundary between community types, created by changing environmental conditions, will be observed. This boundary area of overlap/blending is termed the _____ and has _____ level of biodiversity as compared to each of the two communities on either side of the boundary area.

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Ecotones are areas where two communities meet and integrate. They often have a higher level of biodiversity because they contain species from both of the adjacent communities as well as species that specialize in the transitional area itself.

In Hiking Up a Mountain You Are Likely to Pass