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X. Glossary of terms | 173 Indiginae - a classification (Tischler 1947, 1950) of structural elements of a spatially defined zoocoenosis, comprising corrumpents, obstants and intercalary elements Intercalary - structural element of a biocoenosis; plants or animals that use non-living organic materials Konnexus - the fauna of a small single environment, Balogh’s category for synusium and faunula Lignosa — from Riibel’s (1930) formation types; a ‘woody’ habitat with trees Merocoenosis - a grouping of animals living on plant parts (Schwenke 1953 Merotope -— a structural part of the biotope (Schwenke 1953) Mezochron - relating to season-dependent change (aspect) in an animal community where a sub-permanent population remains active during a long part of the vegetation period, although not the complete duration (Balogh 1953) Microbiocoenosis - a division of a biotope containing a special association of species that is part of the overall biocoenosis Mobilideserta — from Riibel’s (1930) desert formation types; ‘moving deserts, refers to vegetation of dunes and unstable soils Obstant - zoophagous populations that are structural elements of the zoocoenosis, may be directly predatory or parasitic on herbivores and/or their episites and hyperparasites Oecotope - a term for part of the biotope (Vite 1951) referring to the area used, daily, by a semaphoront, syn. oecus Oecus (plural oecuses) — from Greek ‘oikos’; the location where an organism lives Ontogenetic - the entire course of an individual’s development and life history Ontopopulation - an aspect-related phase of a population that can endure conditions in different biotopes at different times Ontostadium - period of activity of a life stage of an organism related to a temporal aspect Peregrinant - lit. ‘wanderer’, a ‘tourist’ in current ecology; transient structural elements of the animal assemblage in a zoocoenosis, having no relationship with other association members Physiognomic - the overall size and shape of an organism. Descriptions such as ‘trees, ‘shrubs; and ‘herbs’ are frequently used for plants Physiography - relating to the physical geography that affects a zoocoenosis Phytocoenology - the study of plant associations Phytocoenosis (pl. phytocoenoses) the whole body of plants occupying a specific habitat; a plant association/community Plant sociology — the study of plant associations Presocium -— higher level category of spatial association comprising animal populations that use energy sources from more than one catenarium
