The branch of ecology that deals with the characteristics, classification, relationships, and distribution of plant communities.
the branch of ecology that studies the interrelations of plants and plant communities. — phytosociologist, n. — phytosociologic, phytosociological. adj.
Samples were inventoried phytosociologically (Braun-Blanquet, 1964).
The goal of this study was to phytosociologically characterise the herbaceous component of caatinga vegetation communities growing in crystalline and sedimentary soils and to identify differences in community structure in these areas.
Phytosociologically, its phenological features are related to Quercion broteroi alliance, being a taxon related to thermophilous and humid areas.