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 (18)

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 (379)

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
surface form: Alpine Garden (Berlin Botanical Garden)
rocky soil via predicate surface "usesSubstrate"
Alpine Garden
surface form: Alpine Garden (Berlin Botanical Garden)
gravel via predicate surface "usesSubstrate"
MMICs
surface form: MMIC
gallium arsenide via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate"
MMICs
surface form: MMIC
gallium nitride via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate"
MMICs
surface form: MMIC
indium phosphide via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate"
MMICs
surface form: MMIC
silicon via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate"
MMICs
surface form: MMIC
silicon germanium via predicate surface "typicalSubstrate"
Ophiostoma piceae conifer logs via predicate surface "substrate"
Ophiostoma piceae sawn timber via predicate surface "substrate"
Namib sand geckos
surface form: Namib sand gecko
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
surface form: 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"