Biotope

From Coastal Wiki
Revision as of 12:19, 26 October 2007 by Bex (talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search
Definition of Biotope:
(1) The smallest geographical unit of the biosphere or of a habitat that can be delimited by convenient boundaries and is characterized by its biota.[1].


(2) A region that has a characteristic set of environmental conditions and consequently a particular type of fauna and flora.[2].
This is the common definition for Biotope, other definitions can be discussed in the article

Definition of a Biotope - Further information

The physical habitat with its biological community; a term which refers to the combination of the physical environment (habitat) and its distinctive assemblage of conspicuous species. So, a biotope combines the concepts of habitat and community for defining geographical units.

References

  1. ↑ Lincoln R., Boxshall G. and Clark P. (1998). A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (2nd Ed). Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, (England). 361pp.
  2. ↑ Martin E. and Hine R.S. (2000). Oxford Dictionary of Biology (4th Ed). Oxford University Press: New York, (USA). 641pp.
Retrieved from "https://www.coastalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Biotope&oldid=12818"