ecotope

English

Etymology

From eco- (“house”) +‎ -tope (“place”).

Noun

ecotope (plural ecotopes)

  1. An ecological habitat on the scale of individual organisms sharing space. Many ecotopes together, either adjacent or overlapping, make up an eco-region or larger unit.
  2. All of the constituent parts found in a locality on the same scale, such as the physiotope (landform), the geotope (rocks and soil) and the biotope (living flora and fauna).

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