An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients. They may be contrasted with copiotrophs, which prefer...

Feed conversion ratio Feeding frenzy Mesotrophic soil Nutrient cycle Oligotroph Paradox of the plankton Trophic cascade Trophic mutualism Trophic state...

Common lichen growth forms Beginning in 1867, a lichen (/ˈlaɪkən/ LY-kən, UK also /ˈlɪtʃən/ LITCH-ən) was understood as a symbiosis of an algae or cyanobacteria...

disadvantage. This aptitude to colonize barren soil is defined by the category Oligotroph. Fungi have a protective role for plants rooted in soils with high metal...

Atacama Desert might be a radioresistant xerophile, a psychrophile, and an oligotroph. Polyextremophiles are well known for their ability to tolerate both high...

"Casamino Acids Slow Motility and Stimulate Surface Growth in an Extreme Oligotroph". Environmental Microbiology Reports. 12 (1): 63–69. doi:10.1111/1758-2229...

Root nodules are found on the roots of plants, primarily legumes, that form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Under nitrogen-limiting conditions...

The olm (German: [ɔlm] ) or proteus (Proteus anguinus) is an aquatic salamander which is the only species in the genus Proteus of the family Proteidae...

Feed conversion ratio Feeding frenzy Mesotrophic soil Nutrient cycle Oligotroph Paradox of the plankton Trophic cascade Trophic mutualism Trophic state...

are generally small in nutrient limited gyres. In low oxygen zones, oligotrophs are a large percentage of the phytoplankton. At the intermediate level...