Oligotrophic definition

Oligotrophic means water low in plant nutrients and with low biological productivity characterized by the absence of macrophyte beds.
Oligotrophic means a trophic status characterized by low algal productivity, algal blooms are rare, water
Oligotrophic means a trophic status characterized by low algal productivity, algal blooms are rare, water clarity is high, all recreational uses unimpaired, summer chlorophyll a concentration average less than 4 micrograms/liter, a summer Secchi depth greater than 5 meters, and a winter total phosphorus concentrations ranging from 0-10 micrograms/liter.

Examples of Oligotrophic in a sentence

  • Oligotrophic lakes average less than 0.01 mg/l, compared to mesotrophic and eutrophic lakes that average 0.01-0.25 mg/l and >0.25 mg/l, respectively (EPA 1986).

  • Oligotrophic lakes generally have low production of algae and zooplankton, and high water clarity (▇▇▇▇▇ and Goldman 1994).

  • Oligotrophic lakes generally have low production of algae and zooplankton and high water clarity (▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1994).


More Definitions of Oligotrophic

Oligotrophic means low productivity. And Mulvaney
Oligotrophic means lacking in plant nutrients and having a large amount of dissolved oxygen throughout.

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