|
|
Definition of Biocenosis
1. Noun. (biology) a group of interacting animals and/or plants that form a particular ecosystem ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Biocenosis
1. [n -NOSES]
Medical Definition of Biocenosis
1. A group of organisms in a self-sufficient community naturally occupying a small area with a uniform environment throughout. In the field of paleontology, it is one of three types of fossil communities, which depends on the condition and completeness of the community when found. Biocenosis is the most complete type, able to offer the most information about what the community was like when it was alive. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Biocenosis
Literary usage of Biocenosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wonders of Life: A Popular Study of Biological Philosophy by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel, Joseph McCabe (1904)
"... side of organic life, of the life-needs of organisms and their relations to
other organisms with which they live (biocenosis, symbiosis, parasitism). ..."
2. Labor in the Rural Household Economy of the Zairian Basin by Tshikala B. Tshibaka (1992)
"The tropical rain forest that covers the Zairian Basin is a very rich biocenosis
with a large number of species of trees, birds, animals, insects, ..."
3. The Basin of Mexico: Critical Environmental Issues and Sustainability by Exequiel Ezcurra (1999)
"Other non-governmental organizations that were set up in this period are biocenosis,
Pro-Mariposa Monarca (later re-named Monarca AC. ..."
Other Resources:
