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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. plant ecology
  4. phytosociology
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. plant ecology
  4. phytosociology

Preferred term

phytosociology

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The branch of plant ecology concerning the composition, distribution, characteristics and interrelationships of plant species living in plant communities.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • phytocoenology
  • plant sociology

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/191814

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