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9 results for ECOTONE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 7, 2021	46A	Transitional region between biomes	Adrian Johnson	Shortz
Thu Dec 26, 2019	43A	Transitional zone between two biomes	Trenton Charlson	Shortz
Sun Apr 13, 2014	52D	Transition area from deciduous to evergreen, e.g.	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Wed Apr 2, 2014	10D	Environmental transition area (2)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Tue Nov 26, 2013	37D	Transitional zone between plant communities	Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sat Jul 9, 2011	34D	Environmental transition area (2)	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Sat Jan 10, 2009	37A	Area between forest and prairie, e.g.	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Sun Feb 25, 2007	88D	Transitional land zone	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat May 11, 1996	2D	Transition zone between plant communities	D. Niles	Shortz

4 results for ECOTONE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 11, 1989	10D	Transition zone between two plant communities	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Mon Jan 30, 1978	38D	Ecological transition area	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sat Jun 17, 1972	60A	Plant transition zone	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 17, 1960	118A	Zone, as between forest and prairie.	Mary Grow	Farrar

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