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172 | X. Glossary of terms
Emersiherbosa - from Rübel’s (1930) formation types; aquiherbosa herba¬
ceous formation of marshland
Endophytobiont - an organism that feeds internally on a plant
Endozoobiont - an organism that feeds internally on an animal
Episite (Episitic) - secondary consumer able to complete its life cycle by de¬
vouring a succession of victims.
Eucoen - animal associations sharing the same space as opposed to forming
a trophic association (Tischler 1947, 1950)
Euconstant - a division of constancy denoting ‘real’/’strong’ constancy
(Tischler 1947, 1950)
Eurichron - relating to season-dependent change (aspect) in an animal com¬
munity where a sub-permanent population remains active during the
whole period
Euriherbosa - a broad range of herbaceous plant communities replaced by
agricultural activity
Euryconstant - animal population(s) able to tolerate conditions in more than
one biotope; may be present constantly in many habitats
Euryfidel - related to how strongly linked an animal population is to a spe¬
cific biocoenosis; euryfidel populations may have equal fidelity to a wide
range of habitats/conditions
Faunistics - a study of fauna
Faunula — (diminutive of fauna) a subset of the fauna
Fruiticeta — an intermediate stage of succession between grassland and wood¬
land, featuring shrubs and bushes
Gradocoen - a coenosis that develops in response to, or around, a gradation
Gradology (Gradological) - the study of gradations, i.e. mass increases in
density
Gynopaedia - aggregation of larvae around mother organism (usually an
aphid)
Heteroconstant — connectedness of an animal population to a biotope; only
present at a given time (see euryconstant)
Heterofidel - related to how strongly linked an animal population is to a
specific biocoenosis; heterofidel populations are only present at certain
times in a community (see euryfidel)
Heterosynphagium - term for animals of different species that congregate
on the same food source (Deegener 1918)
Hilophagous - wood-eating organism
Hospitant - a structural element ofan animal assemblage; an occasional vis¬
itor
Hyemalis - during winter, a seasonal change in an animal assemblage relat¬
ed to winter-flowering plants
Hypotagology - the study ofthe environmental relationships of an individ¬
ual and species, including autecological and ethological considerations
Idiobiology - the biological study of individuals