oligotrophic Definition
oligo·tro·phic (-träf′ik, -trō′fik)
oligotrophic Related Forms
ol′i·got′·ro·phy (äl′ə gät′rə fē) noun
oligotrophic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- lake: Current action in Snowdonia Legal Status Mesotrophic and oligotrophic lakes are well represented within designated sites in Snowdonia.
- water: FRRF estimates of production were most related to nutrient conditions in these oligotrophic waters.
- region: Focus is on using biogeochemical signatures in an attempt to identify the source of organic nutrients to the oligotrophic regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- gyre: This implies that the food web structure and primary productivity are uncoupled in the oligotrophic gyres.
- body: Dozmary Pool, on Bodmin Moor, represents one of the larger oligotrophic water bodies.
- state: The annual depth variance has a clear effect on changing a lake from a eutrophic state to an oligotrophic state.
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