noun
ecotype
Biological term for a genetically distinct population adapted to local environmental conditions.
この植物の生態型は乾燥に強い。
This plant ecotype is drought-resistant.
生態型の研究は保全生物学で重要
Research on ecotypes is important in conservation biology.
Compound of 生態 (ecology, mode of life) and 型 (type, pattern). The term is a direct translation of the English 'ecotype'.