edaphic

American  

[ih-daf-ik] / ɪˈdæf ɪk /

adjective

1. related to or caused by particular soil conditions, as of texture or drainage, rather than by physiographic or climatic factors.

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edaphic British  

/ ɪˈdæfɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the physical and chemical conditions of the soil, esp in relation to the plant and animal life it supports Compare biotic

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edaphic Scientific  

/ ĭ-dăf′ĭk /

1. Relating to soil, especially as it affects living organisms. Edaphic characteristics include such factors as water content, acidity, aeration, and the availability of nutrients.

2. Influenced by factors inherent in the soil rather than by climatic factors.

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Other Word Forms

• edaphically adverb

Etymology

Origin of edaphic

< German edaphisch (1898); edaphon, -ic

Example Sentences

Remarks.—The distribution of C. gymnurus is spotty; its occurrence seemingly depends on edaphic conditions.

From Four New Pocket Gophers of the Genus Cratogeomys from Jalisco, Mexico by Russell, Robert J.

The picture is somewhat complicated by the savannas on the Gulf Coastal Plain, which, as will be shown later, are dependent upon edaphic features more than climatic conditions.

From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.