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stenotopic, a. Ecol. (Formerly at steno- in Dict.)|stɛnəʊˈtɒpɪk| [f. stenotope n. + -ic 1.] Of an organism: tolerant of only a restricted range of habitats or ecological conditions. Opp. *eurytopic a.
1937Allee & Schmidt Hesse's Ecol. Animal Geogr. viii. 121 A subspecies, species, genus, family, etc., that inhabits a small range may be referred to as stenotopic, one with a wide range as eurytopic. 1949J. H. Kenneth Henderson's Dict. Sci. Terms (ed. 4), Stenotopic, having a restricted range of geographical distribution. 1967Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. V. 546 This species is also stenotopic; it needs exposed rocky shores, but where the wave-action is not too strong. 1976Nature 24 June 695/1 A major terminal extinction event..will tend selectively to eliminate the larger, more specialised, more stenotopic species. |