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ecosite

ecosite noun: a location that has a specific ecology.

Noun

ecosite (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
    • 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

Forms of ecosite

pluralecosites

Origin of ecosite

From eco- + site.

Questions about ecosite

What does ecosite mean?
Ecosite means a location that has a specific ecology.
What part of speech is ecosite?
Ecosite is a noun.
What is the plural of ecosite?
The plural of ecosite is ecosites.

Words near ecosite in the dictionary

  1. ecoservices
  2. ecosex
  3. ecosexual
  4. ecosexuality
  5. ecosexuals
  6. ecosite
  7. ecosites
  8. ecosocial
  9. ecosocialism
  10. ecosocialisms
  11. ecosocialist

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