companion species
companion species A term formerly used in the Braun-Blanquetphytosociological scheme to mean ‘indifferent species’. Companion species at the association level sometimes emerge as characteristic (kennarten or faithful) species when communities are classified at higher levels, such as alliances or orders.
companion species
companion species A term formerly used in the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological scheme to mean ‘indifferent species’. Companion species at the association level sometimes emerge as characteristic (kennarten, or faithful) species when communities are classified at higher levels, such as alliances or orders.
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Indifferent Species , indifferent species A species with no real affinity for any particular community, but which is not rare (as an accidental species would be). It is fi… Constant Species , constant species(constancy) In phytosociology, a species common to a particular association or community, but not necessarily confined to that commun… preferential species , preferential species In phytosociology, a species that is present with varying abundance in several communities, but is especially abundant and vigor… Faithful Species , faithful species (fidelity) In phytosociology, a species confined, or nearly so, to a particular association. The species may or may not be constant… accidental species , accidental species One of five classes of fidelity used by the Braun-Blanquet school of phytosociology in the description and classification of plant… Constellation Diagram , constellation diagram A representation of species affinities that is based on χ2 as a measure of the association between species. The reciprocal of t…
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