An ecological community of living organisms that habitually live together in the same environment and interact with each other.
From bio- 'life' + Greek koinos 'common' + -osis 'condition.' Used primarily in European ecology; equivalent to 'biotic community' in American usage.
This German-influenced term captures something important: organisms in a biocoenosis aren't random—they're specifically adapted to coexist with each other in that exact place.
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