synecology

English

Etymology

Noun

synecology (usually uncountable, plural synecologies)

(ecology) One of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community).
- 1959:"In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology and synecology." — Odum

Derived terms

Translations

one of two broad subdivisions of ecology (the other being autecology), meaning the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit (essentially a biological community)

Finnish: synekologia

French: synécologie (fr) f

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