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Autecology vs Synecology - What's the difference?

autecology | synecology |

As nouns the difference between autecology and synecology

is that autecology is one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species while synecology is 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).

autecology

English

Noun

  • one of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
  • * 1959 CE: Odum, ''
    • In regard to subdivisions, ecology is commonly divided into autecology and synecology.

    See also

    * synecology

    References

    * English words suffixed with -ology

    synecology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (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

    *synecological *synecologically *synecologist English words suffixed with -ology