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[[File:Grube Gotthold Hohenleipisch 2013 1be ausschnitt.jpg|thumb|Petrified [[Miocene]] [[quartz sand]] in the old [[Grube Gotthold]] mine on the [[Liebenwerda Heath]], [[Lower Lusatia]]]]
A '''geotope''' is the [[geology|geological]] component of the [[abiotic]] matrix present in an [[ecotope]]. Example geotopes might be an exposed [[outcrop]] of rocks, an [[glacial erratic|erratic boulder]], a grotto or ravine, a cave, an old stone wall marking a property boundary, and so forth.


It is a loanword from German ''([[:de:Geotop|Geotop]])'' in the study of ecology and might be the model for many other similar words coined by analogy. As the prototype, it has enjoyed wider currency than many of the other words modelled on it, including [[physiotope]], with which it is used synonymously. But the geotope is properly the rocks and not the whole lay of the land (which would be the physiotope).
'''Geotope''' is the [[geology|geological]] component of the [[abiotic]] matrix present in an [[ecotope]]. Example geotopes might be: an exposed outcrop of rocks, an [[glacial erratic|erratic boulder]], a grotto or ravine, a cave, an old stone wall marking a property boundary, and so forth.


For usage in the context of [[geoheritage]], like e.g. in Friedrich Wiedenbein's contributions (see below) and in the German discussion on geoheritage, the more adequate term (and translation from the German) is [[geosite]].
It is a loanword from German ''([[:de:Geotop|Geotop]])'' in the study of ecology and might be the model for many other similar words coined by analogy. As the prototype, it has enjoyed wider currency than many of the other words modelled on it, including [[physiotope]], with which it is used synomynously. But the geotope is properly the rocks and not the whole lay of the land (which would be the physiotope).
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==References in Usage==
==See also==
* [[Ecological land classification]]
* Kratochwil, Anselm. ''Biodiversity in Ecosystems: Principles and Case Studies of Different Complexity Levels.'' Series: Tasks for Vegetation Science, XXXIV. Dordrecht, Germany: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999. ISBN 0792357175.


==References==
* Kratochwil, Anselm. ''Biodiversity in Ecosystems: Principles and Case Studies of Different Complexity Levels.'' Series: Tasks for Vegetation Science, XXXIV. Dordrecht, Germany: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999. {{ISBN|0-7923-5717-5}}.
* Wiedenbein, F.W. "Geotope protection for Europe" in ''Geological Heritage 1993''. (Erlangen, Germany: University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 1993).
* Wiedenbein, F.W. "Geotope protection for Europe" in ''Geological Heritage 1993''. (Erlangen, Germany: University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 1993).
* Wiedenbein, F.W. "Origin and use of the term 'geotope' in German-speaking countries" in ''Geological and Landscape Conservation''. Editors: D. O'Halloran, C. Green, M. Harley, & J. Knill. (London: Geological Society, 1994) p. 117-120.



* Wiedenbein, F.W. "Origin and use of the term 'geotope' in German-speaking countries" in ''Geological and Landscape Conservation''. Editors: D. O'Halloran, C. Green, M. Harley, & J. Knill. (London: Geological Society, 1994) p.117-120.
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Petrified Miocene quartz sand in the old Grube Gotthold mine on the Liebenwerda Heath, Lower Lusatia

A geotope is the geological component of the abiotic matrix present in an ecotope. Example geotopes might be an exposed outcrop of rocks, an erratic boulder, a grotto or ravine, a cave, an old stone wall marking a property boundary, and so forth.

It is a loanword from German (Geotop) in the study of ecology and might be the model for many other similar words coined by analogy. As the prototype, it has enjoyed wider currency than many of the other words modelled on it, including physiotope, with which it is used synonymously. But the geotope is properly the rocks and not the whole lay of the land (which would be the physiotope).

For usage in the context of geoheritage, like e.g. in Friedrich Wiedenbein's contributions (see below) and in the German discussion on geoheritage, the more adequate term (and translation from the German) is geosite.

See also

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References

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  • Kratochwil, Anselm. Biodiversity in Ecosystems: Principles and Case Studies of Different Complexity Levels. Series: Tasks for Vegetation Science, XXXIV. Dordrecht, Germany: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999. ISBN 0-7923-5717-5.
  • Wiedenbein, F.W. "Geotope protection for Europe" in Geological Heritage 1993. (Erlangen, Germany: University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 1993).
  • Wiedenbein, F.W. "Origin and use of the term 'geotope' in German-speaking countries" in Geological and Landscape Conservation. Editors: D. O'Halloran, C. Green, M. Harley, & J. Knill. (London: Geological Society, 1994) p. 117-120.