substratePreference

P16678
predicate

Indicates a relationship where an entity tends to occur on, grow in, or utilize a particular physical material or medium as its preferred substrate.

All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
substrate 106
typicalSubstrate 94
substratePreference canonical 71

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: substratePreference
Generated description
Indicates a relationship where an entity tends to occur on, grow in, or utilize a particular physical material or medium as its preferred substrate.

Sample triples (382)

Subject Object
Cephalochordata sandy bottoms ⓘ
American flamingo shallow water via predicate surface "foragingSubstrate" ⓘ
Pacific lamprey gravel nests in streams via predicate surface "spawningSubstrate" ⓘ
Eulipoa wallacei warm sand via predicate surface "incubationSubstrate" ⓘ
Eulipoa wallacei warm soil via predicate surface "incubationSubstrate" ⓘ
Pleuronectiformes often lie on seafloor via predicate surface "substrateAssociation" ⓘ
Alpine Garden (Berlin Botanical Garden)
linked to: Alpine Garden
rocky soil via predicate surface "usesSubstrate" ⓘ
Alpine Garden (Berlin Botanical Garden)
linked to: Alpine Garden
gravel via predicate surface "usesSubstrate" ⓘ
MMIC
linked to: MMICs
gallium arsenide via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
MMIC
linked to: MMICs
gallium nitride via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
MMIC
linked to: MMICs
indium phosphide via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
MMIC
linked to: MMICs
silicon via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
MMIC
linked to: MMICs
silicon germanium via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Ophiostoma piceae conifer logs via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Ophiostoma piceae sawn timber via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Namib sand gecko
linked to: Namib sand geckos
loose sand ⓘ
Staurozoa rocks via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Staurozoa algae via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Staurozoa seaweed via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Monoplacophora soft sediment seafloor via predicate surface "substrateAssociation" ⓘ
Thomas's leaf monkey trees via predicate surface "primarySubstrate" ⓘ
Ancylus fluviatilis stones ⓘ
Ancylus fluviatilis rocks ⓘ
Chaetosphaeriales dead plant material via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Chaetosphaeriales submerged plant debris via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Chaetosphaeriales woody debris via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Mytilinidiales decaying wood via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Mytilinidiales leaf litter via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Mytilinidiales bark via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Magellanic woodpecker tree trunks via predicate surface "primarySubstrate" ⓘ
Trichosphaeriales plant material via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Trichosphaeriales wood via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Trichosphaeriales bark via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Trichosphaeriales leaf litter via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Lulworthiales submerged wood via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Lulworthiales plant debris via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Sordariales plant debris via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Sordariales animal dung via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Sordariales soil organic matter via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Hypocreales plants via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Hypocreales insects via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Hypocreales soil via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Hypocreales decaying organic matter via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Meliolales living plant tissues via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Coronophorales dead wood via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Coronophorales plant litter via predicate surface "substrate" ⓘ
Calosphaeriales wood via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Carolina Bays unconsolidated coastal plain sediments via predicate surface "hasTypicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Carolina Bays sand via predicate surface "hasTypicalSubstrate" ⓘ
Carolina Bays silt via predicate surface "hasTypicalSubstrate" ⓘ