Definition of "edaphic" [edaphic]

• Of or relating to soil, especially as it affects living organisms. (adjective)
• Influenced by the soil rather than by the climate. (adjective)

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• "Beyond these edaphic savannas is a wide plain covered with lowland forest."
• "The combination of high rainfall, edaphic, and topographic variability, and historical biogeographical patterns renders these forests some of the most diverse species in the world."
• "Some edaphic associations are Chamise series on shallow soils, Leather oak series on shallow serpentinitic soils, Needlegrass grasslands on Vertisols, and Manzanita shrublands on silicic sandstones."