Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a trophic manner.

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  • adverb In a trophic manner
  • adverb With regard to nutrition

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Examples

  • Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are relatively large regions, in the order of 200,000 km2 or greater, characterized by distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically dependent populations.

    Coastal and marine environments in Africa 2008

  • The apterism could have facilitated the evolutionary emergence of alternative strategies to elevate body metabolism through trophically mediated mechanisms.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jos? R. Verd? et al. 2010

  • LMEs are 64 nearshore regions characterized by depth, hydrography, productivity, and trophically dependent populations.

    Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2009

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