Amensalism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected. uncountable
"Trophic group amensalism in the form of the broadened mobile vs. sessile distinction also plays an important part in the Woodin (1976) general model of how adult-larval interactions structure soft-sediment communities at high density."
Example
More examples"Trophic group amensalism in the form of the broadened mobile vs. sessile distinction also plays an important part in the Woodin (1976) general model of how adult-larval interactions structure soft-sediment communities at high density."
Etymology
From amensal + -ism.
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