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• oligotrophic — [äl΄i gōträf′ik, äl΄i gōtrō′fik] adj. [ OLIGO + TROPHIC] designating or of a lake, pond, etc. poor in plant nutrient minerals and organisms and usually rich in oxygen at all depths: see also MESOTROPHIC oligotrophy [äl΄ə gät′rə fē] n …   English World dictionary

• Oligotrophic — An oligotrophic ecosystem or environment is one that offers little to sustain life. The term is commonly utilised to describe bodies of water or soils with very low nutrient levels. It derives etymologically from the Greek oligo (small, little,… …   Wikipedia

• oligotrophic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1928 having a deficiency of plant nutrients that is usually accompanied by an abundance of dissolved oxygen < clear oligotrophic lakes > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• oligotrophic — adj. [Gr. oligos, few; trophe, food] Pertaining to freshwater bodies poor in plant nutrients and unproductive …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• oligotrophic — adjective a) being deficient in nutrition b) being deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus Ant: eutrophic See Also: oligotrophy …   Wiktionary

• oligotrophic — [ˌɒlɪgə(ʊ) trəʊfɪk, trɒfɪk] adjective Ecology (of a body of water) relatively poor in plant nutrients and containing abundant oxygen in the deeper parts. Derivatives oligotrophy noun …   English new terms dictionary

• oligotrophic — /ɒləgoʊˈtrɒfɪk/ (say oluhgoh trofik), / troʊfɪk/ (say trohfik) adjective (of rivers or lakes) deficient in plant nutrients. Compare eutrophic, mesotrophic (def. 1). {oligo + trophic} …  

• oligotrophic — adj. (of a lake etc.) relatively poor in plant nutrients. Derivatives: oligotrophy n …   Useful english dictionary

• Oligotroph — An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients. They may be contrasted with copiotrophs, which prefer nutritionally rich environments. Oligotrophs are characterized by slow growth, low rates… …   Wikipedia

• Kobuk River — The Kobuk River is approximately convert|280|mi|km|0|lk=on long, located in the Arctic region of northwestern Alaska in the United States. [USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO… …   Wikipedia

• Trophic state index — The quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other biologically useful nutrients are the primary determinants of a body of water s trophic state index (TSI). Nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus tend to be limiting resources in standing water …   Wikipedia