And this region has the highest percentage of intact and connected habitat patches, also known as habitat or beta diversity. The Land Between has natural “patchiness”, which is inherent in ecotones.
In fact, the various habitats present throughout this overlapping landscape results in different species being at their edge of their natural range and thus some of high species diversity in all of Ontario. As the origin of the word suggests that these ecosystems are in tension, it can be described better as a natural mosaic and in the Land Between the patchwork is marked with undulations of elevation, changes in forest cover from woodlots to wetlands, rock barrens to meadows, and also a variety and abundance of species.
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Lawrence Lowlands meet each other in this landscape.ĭid you know the origin of the word ecotone is of Greek origin, derived from the words “ecology” and “tone” meaning “house” in “tension”? As each ecosystem transitions from one to the other it creates a unique landscape full of cultural and environmental significance, thus an ecosystem of its own. This overlap can be observed in The Land Between and so it is characterized as an ecotone because we can see the ecosystem of the Canadian Shield and the St. These landscapes are well known throughout south-central Ontario, however as ecosystems overlap and transition from one another, they can be characterized as a separate ecosystem, called an ‘Ecotone’. Lawrence Lowlands ecosystem known for flatter lands, dominated by agriculture and limestone bedrock. The striking physical features of the Canadian Shield ecosystem, known for bare outcrops of granite rock, of small lakes and thin layer of soil contrast with the St. The Merriam Nature Corner Notes & Blogs.Nature Connectedness & Behaviour Change.Living in the The Land Between: A How-To Series.The Natural Edge Shore Re-naturalization Site Visits.
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