synecology

English

Etymology

From syn- +‎ ecology.

Noun

synecology (usually uncountable, plural synecologies)

1. (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).

Derived terms

• paleosynecology
• synecological
• synecologically
• synecologist

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
• Hebrew: סינקולוגיה f (sinkologya)