coenocline

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) plus Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, “to lean”).

Noun

coenocline (plural coenoclines)

1. (ecology) A gradient of organisms (typically plants) from the base to the summit of a hill or mountain

1. (biocoenology) The sequence of natural communities in relation to environmental gradients; the distribution of natural communities in an ecocline.
   • 1962 January 1, Herbert C. Hanson, Dictionary of Ecology‎^[1], 1st edition, archived from the original on 28 September 2007, page 84:

     The sequence of natural communities in relation to environmental gradients; the distribution of natural communities in an Ecocline (q. v.).

Related terms

• biocoenology
• biocoenosis
• biocoenological
• biocoenology
• biocoenotic
• coenoplane
• coenospace
• palaeobiocoenosis / paleobiocoenosis