Eutrophic

Word EUTROPHIC
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /juːˈtɹɒfɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Eutrophic"

What do we mean by eutrophic?

Rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of algae and aquatic plants, resulting in a reduction of dissolved oxygen. Used of a lake or pond. adjective

Pertaining to or promoting healthy nutrition.

A medical agent employed to improve the nutrition. noun

Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms adjective

Promoting nutrition adjective

A eutrophic medicine noun

(ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication adjective

A eutrophic medicine.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Eutrophic

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The word "eutrophic" in example sentences

Within the miombo vegetation, "islands" of other vegetation types, such as eutrophic savanna on richer soils, river terraces and floodplains, provide superior forage. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As Selman explained, the doubling of nitrogen and tripling of phosphorous in the environment since 1960 -- primarily from intensive agriculture - correlates with the explosive growth in the number of hypoxic and eutrophic sites. ❋ Peter Hanlon (2011)

Enter the World Resources Institute (WRI) and its interactive and exhaustively-researched map of 762 (and counting) eutrophic and hypoxic sites around the world, each identified with accompanying descriptions, photos and even videos. ❋ Peter Hanlon (2011)

One of the map's most powerful features is its ability to show the locations of hypoxic and eutrophic sites over time. ❋ Peter Hanlon (2011)

So while we might classify a site as becoming eutrophic/hypoxic in the 2000's, maybe it was experiencing issues beforehand. ❋ Peter Hanlon (2011)

Topographic variability begets biological heterogeneity in the Tapajós-Xingu region, and where there are eutrophic soils they sustain a rich and diverse biota with a high occurrence of endemism. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some soils are eutrophic, or nutrient-rich, in many areas. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The bottomland soils are rich from alluvial deposits and the uplands are eutrophic podzols. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But after drought between 1982 and 1994, the water fell to an average depth of one meter and became hyper-eutrophic with nitrogen and phosphorus from farm wastes, fertilizers, pesticides and sediment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lake densities are generally lower here than in the Northern Lakes and Forests, and lake trophic states tend to be higher, with higher percentages in eutrophic and hypereutrophic classes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The numerous lakes that dot the landscape are clearer, at a lower trophic state (mostly oligotrophic to mesotrophic with few eutrophic lakes), and less productive than those in ecoregions to the south. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is eutrophic, has a high turbidity due to resuspended sediments, and has a productive fishery. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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