Hal:

I looked up boitope in Wikipedia and it still doesn't mean anything to
me. Could you please explain what it means to you.

bi·o·tope [bahy-uh-tohp]
–noun Ecology.
a portion of a habitat characterized by uniformity in climate and
distribution of biotic and abiotic components, as a tidal pool or a forest
canopy.

n. An area that is uniform in environmental conditions and in its
distribution of animal and plant life.

n. A geographical area uniform in environmental conditions and in its
distribution of biota.

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc.
2006.

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Mac Cool