Coenocline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coenocline is a noun meaning (ecology) A gradient of organisms (typically plants) from the base to the summit of a hill or mountain.
Meaning
(ecology) A gradient of organisms (typically plants) from the base to the summit of a hill or mountain.
More Meanings
- (biocoenology) The sequence of natural communities in relation to environmental gradients; the distribution of natural communities in an ecocline.
Example Sentences
The sequence of natural communities in relation to environmental gradients; the distribution of natural communities in an Ecocline (q. v.).
Word Forms
- coenoclines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clivity, xerocline, subclimax, catena, crest, hillcrest.
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