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Preferred term

diapause

Definition

  • [CRISP] state of inactivity or arrested development, as in many insect pupae and plant seeds, which allows the organism to survive adverse environmental conditions.

Broader concept

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20561

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