ecosite

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noun

A location that has a specific ecology.

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nounecosite (plural ecosites)

plural ecosites

  1. A location that has a specific ecology.

    The deferred rotation system would meet the objective of maintaining the vegetation in either late or climax ecosite condition.

    1980, United States. Bureau of Land Management, Ironside Grazing Management Program, pages 1-21
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    Ecosite disturbance potential can be related to three factors: 1. The ecosite properties 2. The disturbance type 3. The characteristics of the disturbance type pattern on the ecosite.

    1992, A. R. Van Kesteren, An Application of Ecosite Mapping to Assess Land Sensitivity to Forest Harvesting in the Corner Brook Lake Watershed, Western Newfoundland, page 6

    Analysis of soil samples from various ecosites and geographical regions of country have demonstrated the occurrence of five types of VAM fungal genera with fourteen spore types of genera

    2007, R. P. Gupta, Anu Kalia, Shammi Kapoor, Bioinoculants: A Step Towards Sustainable Agriculture, page 148

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