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sustinent or intercalary population(s), dependent obstants, waste-con¬
suming intercalary populations
Catenarium (plural catenaria) - a group of catenae that are linked; the link
is usually a non-monophagous consumer, but can also be a generalist
predator
Choriocoenosis — a grouping of animals living on plant parts (Tischler 1947,
1950)
Coenology - the study of a collection of life forms that are found together,
interacting as a community within an ecosystem.
Coenosis (plural coenoses) — collection of life forms that are found together,
interacting as a community within an ecosystem. Beyond co-occur¬
rence, a coenosis must include a functional connection between ele¬
ments
Coetus (plural coeti) - structural elements of a zoocoenosis, represented by
corrumpent, sustinent, obstant and intercalary semaphoronts
Connex — an equivalent term for catena (Friederichs 1930)
Consociation — plant sociological term (Balogh 1953) that mirrors a zoo¬
coenological category. A plant climax community of natural vegetation
dominated by one species; consociations can be grouped together to
form an association. More often used in species-rich areas and some¬
times where only the upper layer is dominated by a single species
Consocion - plant sociological term (Balogh 1953) that mirrors a zoocoe¬
nological category. A layer community with one constant dominant
species or two co-dominant species - may be combined with any dom¬
inant species in other layers
Constancy - permanency; the continued presence of a species in an associ¬
ation
Corrumpent - primary consumer, a structural element of a biocoenosis. A
plant or animal that utilises other living plants.
Culture-biocoenosis - a biocoeonosis influenced by humans (Balogh 1953).
Syn. agrobiocoenosis: an association of species living in cultivated
areas
Duriherbosa — from Riibel’s (1930) formation types; terriherbosa herbaceous
formation of hardgrass pairie and steppe
Ecofaunistics - the qualitative and quantitative study of a zoon. Ecological
faunistics: a taxonomic list of the fauna of a habitat; a qualitative one
only that includes a list of species present and may include quantitative
measures e.g. abundances. The mutual relationships of the organisms
present is not considered
Ecotop - a term for part of the biotope (Vite 1951) referring to the area used,
daily, by a semaphoront
Eidonomy - considers the shape, size and colour of entire organisms as well
as their substructures, such as body attachments. The characteristics
relate to the way of life of the organism, helping to establish its ecology