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Oligotrophic vs Polytrophic - What's the difference?

oligotrophic | polytrophic |

As adjectives the difference between oligotrophic and polytrophic

is that oligotrophic is (physiology|of a diet) being deficient in nutrition while polytrophic is (biology), (of bacteria etc ) feeding of multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way.

oligotrophic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (physiology, of a diet) being deficient in nutrition
  • (geography, of a body of water) being deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus
  • See also

    * oligotrophy * eutrophy * hypereutrophy

    polytrophic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology), (of bacteria etc ) feeding of multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way
  • (of a lake) rich in nutrients