| Optimal habitat consists of open medium to tall grasslands fringed with an ecotone of woody vegetation. |
| Golden-winged Warbler territories usually included a shrubby field with patches of herbs and shrubs, a field-forest ecotone and adjacent forest. |
| An ecotone may also foster new species of predators, however, including some with remarkable camouflage. |
| The vegetation covers 129 ha as a riparian ecotone made up primarily of low scrubland, followed by high scrubland up to 20 m wide. |
| Site connectivity and riparian ecotone functions must therefore be restored. |
| The result is a transition area or ecotone which epitomizes the next stage in development. |
