autecologies
/ˌɔtɪˈkɑlədʒiz/
noun
- The branch of ecology that deals with the relationship between a single species and its environment.
- Autecologies focuses on one species at a time, unlike community ecology which looks at many species together.
- In our biology class, we studied the autecologies of the desert tortoise to understand its water needs.
- The scientist's research on autecologies helped explain how that rare orchid survives in dry soil.