oligotrophic

oligo·tro·phic (-träf′ik, -trō′fik)

adjective

designating or of a lake, pond, etc. poor in plant nutrient minerals and organisms and usually rich in oxygen at all depths

Etymology: oligo- + trophic

ol′i·got′·ro·phy (äl′ə gät′rə fē) noun

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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