Preferred term
symbiosis
Definition
- [Henderson's] n. (1) close and usually obligatory association of two organisms of different species living together, not necessarily to their mutual benefit; (2) often used exclusively for an association in which both partners benefit, which is more properly called mutualism. a. symbiotic.
Broader concept
Note
- [controlled by ] U Grandin, 2013-08-22
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
Arabic
- تكافل
Bulgarian
- Симбиоза
Croatian
- simbioza
Czech
- symbióza
Danish
- symbiose
Dutch
- symbiose
Estonian
- sümbioos, kooselu (biol)
Finnish
- symbioosi
French
- symbiose
German
- Symbiose
Greek
- συμβίωση
Hungarian
- szimbiózis
Italian
- simbiosi
Latvian
- simbioze
Lithuanian
- simbiozė
Norwegian
- symbiose
Polish
- symbioza
Portuguese
- simbiose
Romanian
- simbioză
Slovak
- symbióza
Slovenian
- simbioza, sožitje
Spanish
- simbiosis
Swedish
- symbios
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21123