Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Arrangement or formation in zones; zonate structure.
- noun Ecology The distribution of organisms in biogeographic zones.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In phytogeography, the distribution of vegetation in œcological zones or belts, or the general concept of such distribution. See
zone , 8. - noun In cytology, a term applied to a differentiation of the cytoplasm of the plant cell into concentric layers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An arrangement or distribution of things into
zones .
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Examples
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These patterns of zonation are different depending on whether the reef is a fringing, atoll or barrier reef.
Coral reef zonation 2010
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Such distributional patterns of corals on reefs creates the zonation found on many coral reefs.
Coral reef zonation 2010
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A typical zonation pattern includes back reef or reef flat, reef crest or algal ridge, and seaward slope or fore-reef.
Coral reef zonation 2010
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Most reefs exhibit a similar zonation pattern that reflects both vertical and horizontal gradients in water energy (mainly waves) and proximity to land.
Coral reef 2010
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This plan was endorsed by a the province authorities and establishes the zonation and management regulations for the entire area.
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Climate change is one of the biggest threats to coral reefs, and can lead to changes in zonation.
Coral reef zonation 2010
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Climate change and hazard zonation in the circum-Arctic permafrost regions.
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Permafrost distribution, zonation and stability along the eastern ranges of the Cordillera of North America.
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Vertical vegetational zonation characterizes the Alaska Range and Wrangell Mountains, beginning with dense bottom-land stands of white spruce and cottonwood on the floodplains and low terraces of the Copper and Susitna Rivers.
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Actual boundaries and zonation of the park were defined on 11 October 1971 by Law 19.292.
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