Definition of stenotopic in English:
stenotopic
adjective ˌstɛnə(ʊ)ˈtɒpɪkˌstenəˈtäpik
Ecology (of an organism) able to tolerate only a restricted range of habitats or ecological conditions.
complex ecosystems characterized by comparatively stenotopic organisms
Often contrasted with eurytopic
Example sentencesExamples
- Protarabellites rectangularis and P. staufferi can, however, be found in marls and slightly deeper environments and seem to be less stenotopic than P. triangularis.
- Our findings also show that patterns of genetic divergences of stenotopic organisms provide valuable feedback on geological and sedimentological time estimates for lake level changes.
- Eurytopic taxa would be expected to have flatter fossil recovery potentials than more stenotopic forms.
- Moreover, it is apparent that some taxa were eurytopic whereas others were stenotopic.
Origin
1940s: from Greek stenos 'narrow' + topos 'place' + -ic.