Explore Biotope through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Biotope meaning
- A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
- a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise
Using Biotope
- The main meaning on this page is: A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals | a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise
- In the example corpus, biotope often appears in combinations such as: biotope is, the biotope, term biotope.
Context around Biotope
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Biotope
- In this selection, "biotope" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, term, humid, smaller, setting, regeneration and wetland stand out and add context to how "biotope" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include airtight humid biotope so no and as a biotope biotop 1908. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "biotope" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with biotope
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It lives in an airtight humid biotope so no watering needed. (11 words)
School biotope is a subject matter for environmental and lifelong learning. (11 words)
Biotope networks It is commonly emphasised that biotopes should not be isolated. (12 words)
Heackel also explains that with one ecosystem, its biota is shaped by environmental factors (such as water, soil, and geographical features) and interaction among living things; the original idea of a biotope was closely related to evolutional theory. (38 words)
By connecting parcels of land with smaller biotope areas such as a green belt along the river, small town parks, gardens, or even roadside trees, biotopes can exist in a network. (31 words)
Since the 1970s the term "biotope" has received great attention as a keyword throughout Europe (mainly Germany) for the preservation, regeneration, and creation of natural environmental settings. (27 words)
Example sentences (16)
Artificial When artificial items are introduced to a biotope setting, their design and arrangement is of great importance for biotope regeneration.
But what is certain, according to the Biotope Wetland Center, is that is putting huge pressure on the lakes.
It lives in an airtight humid biotope so no watering needed.
Aquaria The term "biotope" is also used by aquarium hobbyists to describe an aquarium setup that tries to simulate the natural habitat of specific fish.
Biotope and habitat are sometimes used interchangeably, but the former applies to a community's environment, whereas the latter applies to a species' environment.
Biotope networks It is commonly emphasised that biotopes should not be isolated.
By connecting parcels of land with smaller biotope areas such as a green belt along the river, small town parks, gardens, or even roadside trees, biotopes can exist in a network.
Citizen welfare Biotope preservation in cities also emphasises recreation and relaxation for citizens and improving the urban environment.
Following this, F. Dahl, a professor at the Berlin Zoological Museum, referred to this ecological system as a "biotope" (biotop) (1908).
For example, a biotope might be a neighbouring park, a back garden, even potted plants or a fish tank on a porch.
Heackel also explains that with one ecosystem, its biota is shaped by environmental factors (such as water, soil, and geographical features) and interaction among living things; the original idea of a biotope was closely related to evolutional theory.
In other words, a biotope is an open not a closed system and is a practicable strategy.
In other words, the biotope is not a macroscopic but a microscopic approach to preserving the ecosystem and biological diversity.
Microscale A biotope is generally not considered to be a large-scale phenomenon.
School biotope is a subject matter for environmental and lifelong learning.
Since the 1970s the term "biotope" has received great attention as a keyword throughout Europe (mainly Germany) for the preservation, regeneration, and creation of natural environmental settings.
Common combinations with biotope
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- biotope is 5×
- the biotope 2×
- term biotope 2×