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	Ecotope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Like ecosystems, ecotopes are identified using flexible criteria, in the case of ecotopes, by criteria defined within a specific ecological mapping and classification system.
		Other parameters that must be considered in the classification of ecotopes include their period of stability (such as the number of years that a feature might persist), and their spatial scale (minimum mapping unit).
		In ecology an ecotope has also been defined as "The species relation to the full range of environmental and biotic variables affecting it" (Whittaker et al, 1973), but the term is rarely used in this context, due to confusion with the ecological niche concept.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecotope (421 words)

	Ecotope Definition / Ecotope Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		ecotope is the same element as in ecology, and also in economy; it derives in the end from the Greek word for household.
		ECOTOPE is the environment of a community and is defined similarly as habitats by a combination of several abiotic parameters.
		Ecotope is a research and consulting firm located in Seattle, Washington.
	www.elresearch.com /Ecotope (146 words)

	Ecosystem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, the term had been coined already in 1930 by Tansley's colleague Roy Clapham, who was asked if he could think of a suitable word to denote the physical and biological components of an environment as a single unit.
		Tansley expanded on the term in his later work, adding the ecotope concept to define the spatial context of ecosystems (Tansley, 1939).
		Modern usage of the term derives from the work done by Raymond Lindeman in his classic study of a Minnesota lake (Lindeman, 1942).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecosystem (619 words)

	Ecotope mapping for high resolution ecological change measurement across anthropogenic landscapes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The approach is specifically designed for urban, suburban, and village landscapes and is based on the direct interpretation of high resolution (¡Ü1 m) imagery combined with groundtruthing in the field.
		The anthropogenic ecotope classification and mapping system characterizes all stable land use systems employed by local land managers in rural, suburban, and urban landscapes, so that data obtained directly from land managers can be integrated with ecological measurements to make spatially-explicit high resolution ecological change estimates across landscapes.
		The relative strengths and weaknesses of ecotope mapping relative to traditional land use/land cover mapping such as the NLCD system will be described, along with strategies for integrating high-resolution site-based measurements with regional data to make regional and global change estimates.
	www.beslter.org /frame7-page_10d.html (220 words)

	Biodiversity in the Western Ghats.
		Within these, sub-quadrats of 5 by 5 m and 1 by 1 m were used to record the angiosperm species (excluding grasses, which could not be accurately identified in the field) present in the shrub and herb layers respectively.
		Analysis of species composition of quadrats belonging to various ecotope types determined that ecotope types as identified by supervised classification differ significantly in their species composition.
		For these 30-40 ecotope types, field sampling of various organisms, including but not restricted to plants, butterflies and birds, can be used to establish the set of species that are found associated with specific ecotope types.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /application/environment/conservation/becp0001a.htm (716 words)

	Ecozone - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Correspondingly, they are distinguished by different climates, landforms, soil units, plant formations and biomes, and land use systems.
		In the (hierarchical) systems of natural regions, whose basic unit is the ecotope, the term ecozone represents the highest class heading.
		A few of the ecozones are subdivided into comparatively independent subregions or ecoregions, such as the Polar subpolar zone, which is divided into the glacier-covered regions (ice deserts), the frost debris regions and the tundras.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ecozone (537 words)

	Habitats and ecotopes in the Coastal Zone: A Multitier Concept
		An ECOTOPE is the environment of a community and is defined similarly as habitats by a combination of several abiotic parameters.
		In such a case it might be possible to use the presence of their staple food source (made as a Habitat Map) in combination with availabity of the food (period of emersion/immersion or waterdepth) to obtain a Habitat Map.
		As ecotopes can be discerned too from a management point of view, it is for instance possible to investigate what areas are sensitive to bottom trawling-fishery or oil spills in case of a disaster.
	gis.esri.com /library/userconf/proc97/proc97/to450/pap406/p406.htm (3411 words)

	Harrison Architects :: Our Consultants
		Ecotope Inc. is a consulting firm specializing in the design and evaluation of energy and resource conservation in the built environment.
		Ecotope developed the WattSun program currently approved by the state of Washington to evaluate the effects of solar insolation and various building components on energy use and operating costs.
		We've worked with Ecotope in major ways on our feasibility study for an eco-resort at Monte Cristo, the Patterson Home in Sharingwood Co-housing, the Island House, the Williams Home and the Sproull-Radke Green Roof Garage/Workshop, and well as in small ways on almost every project we've done.
	www.harrison-architects.com /about/consultants (1122 words)

	Biodiversity in the Western Ghats
		It may not be possible to relate their distribution to the presence of a single ecotope type.
		Each ecomosaic type is a characteristic set of several ecotope types, both manmade such as different types of agricultural crops and plantations, and natural, such as forests in various stages of degradation.
		In addition, ecotope type richness, and Shannon’s index of ecotope diversity (based on proportion of landscape area occupied by various ecotope types) were computed.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /application/environment/conservation/becp0001pf.htm (1388 words)

	Projects
		Ecotopes were mapped across Watershed 263 in urban Baltimore City, Maryland.
		Ecotopes were mapped across the footprint of the Cub Hill eddy covariance carbon flux tower in suburban Baltimore County, Maryland.
		An early application of ecotope mapping used to compare nitrogen cycling across an entire village in China under pre-industrial, nitrogen limiting conditions relative to their nitrogen saturated condition in 1994 to assess the role of nitrogen cycling in sustainable agricultural management.
	www.villecology.org /projects.htm (134 words)

	WL :: INTRMUD ecotope classification for intertidal flats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The goal of this EU funded study is the development of a method for a qualitative classification of ecotopes on intertidal-flats.
		The classification of ecotopes on intertidal-flats is based on the identification of the appropriate combinations of observable features (e.g.
		Four homogeneous zones on the Molenplaat flat, thought to represent different ecotopes, could be distinguished on the basis of the following abiotic parameters: maximum energy dissipation rate, wave-to-depth ratio, maximum current velocity, bottom level changes, depth-to-tidal range ratio, silt content, bedforms.
	www.wldelft.nl /rnd/intro/topic/intrmud (425 words)

	Oregon Department of Energy - Conservation Division Residential Energy Code: 1994 Compliance
		In addition to these compliance evaluations, Ecotope evaluated the impact of the OREC on energy use in the residential sector to predict energy savings impacts associated with noncompliance with the energy code.
		To accomplish these goals, Ecotope, Inc., Delta-T and Clark's Energy Services received a sample of 283 residences permitted in Oregon in 1993 and early 1994.
		This is because the heat loss rates of nearly all the studied buildings were very close to the heat loss rates anticipated by the code.
	www.oregon.gov /ENERGY/CONS/Codes/ecotope.shtml (2170 words)

	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1843) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) II: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In natural ecotope in this municipality, the second most reactive blood sources were opossum and reptile blood (both at 15.8%), and in artificial one ovine blood (21.4%).
		According to the description of the ecotopes and the occurrence of rodents in RS reported by Moojen (1952), "Rato do Chão" (Akodon arenicola), "Ratos do Mato" (Thomasomys oenax and T. lechei), and "Camundongo do Mato" (Oryzomys flavescens) are probably be the most frequent food sources of T.
		These ecotopes are characterized by dry overlapping stones or on the dry soil, showing lack of decomposing organic matter.
	www.scielo.br /scielo.php?pid=S0074-02762002000800011&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en (3329 words)

	Israel Ministry of the Environment - Environmental Education Initiatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In light of growing interest in environmental studies at the high school level, the Environment and Education Ministries have established instruction centers for students who prepare “ecotopes” within the framework of their environmental studies.
		The centers train teachers to guide and supervise students in their "ecotope" projects, serve as lending centers of scientific equipment (e.g., air and noise monitors) to schools, and teach students to use scientific equipment in the field.
		“Ecotope” centers have been set up in different regions of the country, mostly within the framework of municipal environmental units or associations of towns for the environment.
	www.environment.gov.il /Enviroment/bin/en.jsp?enPage=e_BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=Object&enDispWho=Articals^l2531&enZone=initia_edu (184 words)

	Welcome To Home Energy Magazine Online
		Bob Davis is a researcher at Ecotope, an energy research and consulting firm in Seattle, Washington.
		Delta-T and Ecotope measured rates of duct leakage to the outside in a wide variety of older mobile homes (inspected for the Eugene Water and Electric Board), as well as in newer manufactured homes built under the Manufactured Home Acquisition Program (MAP), run by Bonneville Power Administration and other Northwest utilities.
		Ecotope routinely uses this program to estimate heating loads and the impact of energy efficiency improvements on heating requirements.
	www.homeenergy.org /archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/96/960110.html (3233 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		Examined ecotopes included: natural stonegrounds (pedregales), either untouched or modified by stone extraction, stone walls, stone fences of yards, henhouses, piled bricks, storerooms and houses.
		A total of 67 ecotopes suitable to shelter T. rubrovaria was identified in the eight sections examined, and 32 were colonized (Table II) Searching of 11 man made structures, excluding yards, rendered three T. rubrovaria nymphs found in two henhouses located close to stone walls.
		Table II shows the proportion of different ecotopes that were infested, as well as the median number and range of T. rubrovaria bugs found in each one.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?oc95064 (1917 words)

	River ecotopes - Environmental Data Compendium
		An ecotope is a landscape element that is more or less homogeneous in terms of geomorphological and hydrological characteristics, vegetation structure and land use.
		The present-day ecotopes have been described on the basis of aerial photographs and give the situation as it was around 1995.
		The changes along the Waal have been ascertained with the help of a reconstructed ecotope map of the situation in 1990 and the present-day ecotope map.
	www.mnp.nl /mnc/i-en-1216.html (376 words)

	Northwest EcoBuilding Guild - Green Pages
		Ecotope is a small consulting engineering firm providing expertise in energy efficient and sustainable design solutions for commercial and residential buildings since 1975.
		Ecotope provides: HVAC and plumbing design, mechanical engineering for LEED buildings, computer modeling of building energy use, Energy Code compliance evaluation, energy efficient detailing and insulation strategies, and troubleshooting of problem buildings.
		Ecotope is known for innovative HVAC and plumbing system designs that optimize comfort and energy efficiency within the project budget.
	www.ecobuilding.org /green_pages/listings/158 (117 words)

	HABIMAP model description
		HABIMAP is a GIS-method developed for marine tidal waters to define ecotopes and habitats that occur there and to depict them into maps.
		These relations are determined and they are mapped, using an 'accumulation' of the various parameter maps leading to the eventual ecotope and habitat maps.
		Apart from the rendering of current ecotopes and habitats the HABIMAP method makes it possible to test the effects on ecotopes and habitats (situation, extent) of measures taken by man and to work retrospectively as well.
	www.netcoast.nl /tools/rikz/HABIMAP.htm (179 words)

	Ecotope Job Opening – 1/10/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ecotope is a small consulting and mechanical engineering firm with 30 years experience in energy efficient and sustainable design for buildings.
		Ecotope provides a range of services including technical research on energy use in buildings, energy policy research and analysis, and engineering design.
		The salary range offered for this position will be in the range of $35,000 to $45,000 D.O.E. Ecotope offers a benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with matching contribution, annual profit-sharing bonuses, and three weeks annual paid vacation and sick leave.
	www.ecotope.com /jobopening.html (514 words)

	THE MILLENNIUM CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (MC-ECOM)
		Various ecotope types such as forests, croplands, orchards, plantations, streams, ponds, or roads were mapped with the assistance of local people, and overlaid onto government maps.
		People's knowledge relating to historical changes in ecotope coverage were depicted in the form of maps corresponding to various time periods, often up to a few decades in the past.
		There is also a tradition of protecting certain ecotopes such as forest patches or ponds, based on their association with sacred elements of worship.
	www.projekte.org /millennium/papers/paper8 (7474 words)

	Metadata list
		The shapefile senseco1 divides the Dutch part of the North Sea in 9 ecotope classes, varying from...
		HABITAT is a GIS based framework that allows for the analysis of ecological functioning of study...
		Ecotopes in the Dutch Marine Tidal Waters The shapefile wad_eunis4 represents an ecotope-classif...
	www.searchmesh.net /default.aspx?page=1403&country=NL (463 words)

	Journal Entry #5 - Anthony Halley
		The idea that the ecotope is small enough that almost every person that owns property controls at least one ecotope was very surprising.
		Now recognizing that a single human can be held responsible for one or more ecotopes, I feel that it is now my duty to take better care of my yard, landscape, and everything else that falls within the boundaries of my ecotope.
		I chose the idea that "short chains are more stable and that long chains, if destroyed, would require the invasion of new species to maintain the integrity of the chain" for my second reaction.
	www.wright.edu /cola/greenline/Cipollini/Halley_Web/journal_entry_5.htm (558 words)

	Ecotope Mapping
		It is provided only as a placeholder that will be updated in the near future.
		Ecotope features must be mapped before they are classified.
		Feature mapping proceeds in five distinct stages that follow the ease of detecting and mapping features in high resolution imagery.
	www.ecotope.org /aem/mapping.htm (252 words)

	Welcome To Home Energy Magazine Online
		This system relies on inlet vents in the window frames, which help to introduce outside air to living areas at a rate of about 5 CFM per vent with no noticeable cooling effects.
		To better understand how furnace-based and continuous-exhaust fans contribute to energy performance in manufactured homes, the Bonneville Power Administration asked Ecotope in Seattle, Washington to compare annual operating costs of the two systems.
		Using a computer model, Ecotope evaluated the systems on the basis of their ability to ventilate an identical 1,500 ft
	www.homeenergy.org /archive/hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/97/970704.html (786 words)

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		The term ecotope defines an area of land on which the natural resources that influence yield (climate, topography and soil) are reasonably homogeneous (MacVicar, Scotney, Skinner, Niehaus & Loubser, 1974).
		Ramagaga (Vlakspruit/Arcadia ecotope with 42 % clay in the A-horizon).
		The samples were dried in the oven in glass bottles and then sealed and left in a cool, dry place until the end of the experiment (2002) when samples were again taken from all the treatments.
	www.fao.org /ag/agl/aglw/wh/docs/botha.doc (5414 words)

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		Ecotope has also prepared suggested Performance Tested Comfort Systems (PTCS) heat pump specifications, including a detailed installation outline and in-field data entry form (see attached).
		Correction factors for the blower door test (to adjust to average/peak heating season natural infiltration) can be provided by Ecotope.
		Ecotope recommends 35(F, but local utilities should allow installers some leeway.
	www.nwcouncil.org /energy/rtf/meetings/2003_0122/PTCSHPSpecChangeRationale.doc (2057 words)

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		Research John Andrews reported that Ecotope has completed their project on field validation of Standard 152P.
		The project monitoring subcommittee (PMS) met with Ecotope representatives on Monday, and felt that Ecotope did a superior job on the project.
		Esher Kweller stated that perhaps the TC could issue a letter of commendation to Ecotope, and that ASHRAE research staff be notified of the TCs opinion.
	tc63.ashraetcs.org /Agenda_and_Minutes/Seattle99.doc (1177 words)

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