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11:52 Aug 16, 2017 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Geography / Text from the Canary Islands | |||||||
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3 +4 | transition area |
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transition area Explanation: I don't think you need to use edge, transition area covers it in my opinion. You could say "the transition area where the laurel and pine forests meet/merge with..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2017-08-16 12:21:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also this is the term for it, so I think it's best to stay close to the original: El Cerrato Castellano | Observando Naturaleza. ECOTOUR-PALENCIA https://observandonaturaleza.com/espacios.../el-cerrato-cast... Unas veces porque estos se encuentran en una situación denominada “ecotono”, es decir, en el límite de transición entre una comunidad vegetal y otra .. ecotone | ecology | Britannica.com https://www.britannica.com/science/ecotone ecotone: a transitional area of vegetation between two different plant communities, such as forest and grassland. It has some of the characteristics of each ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 mins (2017-08-16 12:35:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- More examples of meet and merge: "Unique and magnificent natural areas, where centuries-old pine forests meet the mountains" "Though this land where boreal forests meet the mountains is ancient.." "The canopies become more open as the forests merge with the drier regions to the east." "... where the eastern deciduous forests merge with the prairies and plains of the west." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 days (2017-08-25 20:00:02 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Glad to be of help, Lorna, I always find your questions Interesting. Example sentence(s):
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