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Vinony

synecology

noun

  1. branch of ecology that deals with the structure, development, and distribution of ecological communities
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- English ecology English synecology From syn- + ecology.

  1. 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).