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Preferred term

symbiotic mutualism  

Definition

Intimate inter-species interactions beneficial to all species partners. Source: Mutualistic Symbioses [https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470015902.a0003281.pub2]
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Entry terms

  • mutualistic symbiosis

Scope note

To be distinguished from the concept of symbiosis (symbiotic association or 'symbiotic relationship') taken in the broad sense of the English-language scientific literature: intimate and long-term association between heterospecific organisms.
English
A différencier du concept de symbiose (association ou "relation symbiotique") pris au sens large de la littérature scientifique en anglais : association intime et durable entre organismes hétérospécifiques.
French

History note

Jusqu'en 2021, employer "symbiose" (au sens restrictif de la littérature francophone)
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/BLH-CJQ11900-Q

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