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A biocoenosis (alternatively, biocoenose or biocenose ), termed by Karl Möbius in 1877, describes all the interacting organisms living together in a specific habitat (or biotope). Biotic community , biological community, and ecological community are more common synonyms of biocenosis, all of which represent the same concepts. Three related descriptors are zoocoenosis for the faunal community, phytocoenosis for the floral community and microbiocoenosis for the microbial community within a… (More on Biocoenosis)
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