ecosite

English

Etymology

From eco- +‎ site.

Noun

ecosite (plural ecosites)

1. A location that has a specific ecology.
   • 1980, United States. Bureau of Land Management, Ironside Grazing Management Program, pages 1-21:

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

   • 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:

     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.

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

     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