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• oligotrophic
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Oligotrophic - the state of a water body lacking plant nutrients and having a large amount of dissolved oxygen. See also mesotrophic and eutrophic. Carlson RE 1977 proposed a quantitative trophic state index defined for lakes but applicable to water bodies in general.