The Emergence Machine

Ecotone

physical · Ecology · Level 9 · E7

E7Ecosystems

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Transition zone between two distinct ecosystems where characteristic species of both communities can be found.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “ecotone” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “ecotone”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
ecotone
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0EcotonePhotic ZoneCommunitySupportCooperationGroup… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesEcotoneL9CommunityL7Photic ZoneL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Community L7 (requires) Sociology sense
    community is a core concept needed to understand ecotone
  • Photic Zone L8 (requires)
    photic zone is a core concept needed to understand ecotone