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taxocene (from Greek τάξις and κοινός) is a
taxonomicallyTaxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word finds its roots in the Greek , taxis and , nomos...
related set of
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
within a
communityIn ecology, a community is an assemblage of two or more populations of different species occupying the same geographical area. This term is used only to describe biotic factors....
. An example of this would be
fishA fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
in a
pondA pond is an inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds, including water gardens designed for aesthetic ornamentation, fish ponds designed for commercial fish breeding, and solar...
, as they are relatively closely related and fulfill similar roles within the pond community. Alternatively, it can be defined as a group of species that belong to particular supraspecific taxon and occur together in the same association.
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A
taxocene (from Greek τάξις and κοινός) is a
taxonomicallyTaxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word finds its roots in the Greek , taxis and , nomos...
related set of
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
within a
communityIn ecology, a community is an assemblage of two or more populations of different species occupying the same geographical area. This term is used only to describe biotic factors....
. An example of this would be
fishA fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins...
in a
pondA pond is an inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is usually smaller than a lake. A wide variety of man-made bodies of water are classified as ponds, including water gardens designed for aesthetic ornamentation, fish ponds designed for commercial fish breeding, and solar...
, as they are relatively closely related and fulfill similar roles within the pond community. Alternatively, it can be defined as a group of species that belong to particular supraspecific taxon and occur together in the same association.