study of ecological communities
study of a group or community of organisms and their relationships to each other and to their common environment. Synecological concepts, such as ...
<study> A subdivision of ecology that deals with the study of groups of organisms associated as a unit. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... 
Study of groups of organisms in relation to their environment; includes population, community and ecosystem ecology.
synecology, synecological 1. The structure, development, and distribution of communities in relation to their environments.2. The study of plant or animal communities.
the branch of ecology dealing with the relations between natural communities and their environments. Cf.