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ecoclimate|ˈiːkəʊˌklaɪmət|
[f. eco- as in ecology + climate n. 3.]
The climate as an ecological factor; the climate of a habitat; cf. microclimate. So ˌecoclimaˈtology.
1931B. P. Uvarov in Trans. Entomol. Soc. LXXIX. i. 128 In the study of insect ecology we must, therefore, pay special attention to the climate of the actual habitat of the insect, or to the ecoclimate, as I would suggest that the sum-total of meteorological factors within a habitat should be called. 1937Nature 16 Oct. 664/1 Another weak point is the lack of discussion on ecoclimates of the actual animal habitats, which very often enable an animal to survive in a region the general climate of which is wholly unsuitable for it. 1966R. L. Smith Ecology & Field Biology i. 6 Early investigation of the physical environment of organisms..led to ecoclimatology. |