biotopen.
/ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)təʊp/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌtoʊp/ Ecology.
An environmentally uniform region of a habitat, occupied by a particular biological community. Cf. biochore n. 2.
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the world > life > biology > balance of nature > environment or habitat > [noun] > portion of
subregion1830
province1847
realm1854
substrate1876
quadrat1904
transect1905
biotope1909
basal cover1923
microhabitat1931
basal area1938
tetrad1963
1909 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 2 29 From the ecological point of view a corn field is a situation—a habitat, a biotope—and its inhabitants are a biological association, or a biocœnose.
1944 Nature 15 Apr. 449/2 The biotope of the Brussels sprout field lends itself particularly well to population studies.
1959 T. T. Macan Guide Freshwater Invertebr. Animals 33 About 10 spp., most occurring in terrestrial as well as aquatic biotopes.
1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 3 June Progressive depletion of coral reefs, wetlands, estuaries and other biotopes with exceptional biodiversity.
2001 S. T. Asma Stuffed Animals & Pickled Heads v. 171 There are display cases..that miraculously suspend mollusk shells and various other elements of biotopes within them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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