biotope

And a century-plus seclusion from the world outside has turned the park into a fragile biotope with unique plants and animals that need protection.

“The park is like this massive biotope with the Bearpit in the center,” said Alex Puell, president of the Friends of Mauerpark, a nonprofit association.

The term Lebensraum came into the German language as the equivalent of the French word biotope, or “habitat.”

Fabien is responsible for Biotope’s work on biodiversity offsets.

Companies such as Biotope and others are there to provide solutions and tailor them to the specifics of an ecosystem.