Physiotope

The physiotope is the total abiotic matrix of habitat present within any certain ecotope. It refers to the landform, the rocks and the soils, the climate and the hydrology, and the geologic processes which marshalled all these resources together in a certain way and in this time and place[1]

  1. ^ Kratochwil, Anselm (1999). "Biodiversity in Ecosystems: Principles and Case Studies of Different Complexity Levels". Tasks for Vegetation Science.