English Explanatory Dictionary

coenocline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gradient of organisms (typically plants) from the base to the summit of a hill or mountain
  2. The sequence of natural communities in relation to environmental gradients; the distribution of natural communities in an ecocline.

Word forms

coenocline coenoclines

Etymology

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

Related words

biocoenological biocoenology biocoenosis biocoenotic coenoplane coenospace palaeobiocoenosis paleobiocoenosis
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