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The smallest landscape unit in the ecological holarchy ... of concrete systems is the ecotope, while the largest system is the ecosphere that embraces all biological and technological ecosystems. Therefore, the environment which learners of EE course directly observe is usually an ecotope which is the smallest holistic land unit. ... According to Naveh ..., an important thing is that the ecotope has two extreme types: one is the "biotope" (a term redefined by me for this context) or ecotope of bioecosystem that is maintained by the input of solar energy, natural biotic and abiotic resource materials; and the other is the "technotope" (a term proposed by me) or ecotope of technoecosystem that is constructed and maintained by man’s input of energy and material and is regulated by man.  2, record 1, English, - ecotope

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... landscapes are composed of a mosaic of patches. Other terms similar to patch include : ecotope, biotope, landscape component, landscape element, landscape unit, landscape cell, geotope, facies, habitat and site.  3, record 1, English, - ecotope

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ecotope: This term does not appear in any general language dictionaries; the adjectival form "ecotopic" is given by LASTE (McGraw-Hill Dict. of Scientific and Technical Terms) 1994.  4, record 1, English, - ecotope

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Ensemble des facteurs du milieu, composé du climatope et de l'édaphotope, c'est-à-dire des facteurs relevant du climat et du sol, et délimité par les mêmes conditions d'environnement (température, humidité, aliments...).  2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cotope

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Chapitre 6. L'écotope ou l'entité écologique. 6.1 Synthèse des concepts d'habitat et de niche. 6.2 Réduction des écotopes multidimensionnels. 6.3 Le chevauchement des écotopes. 6.4 La classification écologique du territoire.  3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cotope

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Le terme «écotope» ne figure pas dans les dictionnaires généraux.  4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cotope

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Espacio vital limitado en el que existen condiciones ambientales similares.  2, record 1, Spanish, - ecotopo

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En el caso colombiano, «ecotopo cafetero» es una región agroecológica delimitada geográficamente, teniendo en cuenta condiciones predominantes de clima, suelo y relieve donde se obtiene una respuesta biológica similar del cultivo del café.  3, record 1, Spanish, - ecotopo

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An area of land and/or water on/in which an element (e.g. species or ecological community) is or was present.  2, record 2, English, - element%20occurrence

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An EO has conservation value for the element : it is a location important to the conservation of the species or community. For a species, an EO is generally the habitat occupied by a local population. What constitutes an occurrence varies among species. Breeding colonies, breeding ponds, denning sites and hibernacula are general examples of different types of animal EOs. For an ecological community, an EO may be the area containing a patch of that community type.  2, record 2, English, - element%20occurrence

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element occurrence: term used by Environment Canada.  3, record 2, English, - element%20occurrence

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Zone de terre ou d'eau sur ou dans laquelle un élément (p. ex. une espèce ou une communauté écologique) est ou était présent.  2, record 2, French, - occurrence%20d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment

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Une OE possède une valeur de conservation pour l'élément : c'est un emplacement important pour la conservation de l'espèce ou de la communauté. Dans le cas d'une espèce, une OE est généralement l'habitat occupé par une population locale. Ce qui constitue une occurrence varie parmi les espèces. Les colonies de nidification, les étangs de reproduction, les aires de mise bas et les gîtes d'hibernation illustrent des exemples généraux de différents types d'OE pour les animaux. Dans le cas d'une communauté écologique, une OE peut être la zone contenant une parcelle de ce type de communauté.  2, record 2, French, - occurrence%20d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment

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occurence d'élément : terme en usage à Environnement Canada.  3, record 2, French, - occurrence%20d%27%C3%A9l%C3%A9ment

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