Keywords
correct use of technical terms
definition of ensemble and assemblage in biology
ecological ensemble
terminología ecológica
uso correcto del castellano
español biológico
definición de ensamble
ensamblaje en biología
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Abstract
In recent years the terms assemblage and ensemble have become more frequent in the ecological literature. After analyzing the definitions of the words in the French original, as well as their use in English and Spanish and opinions on how they can be defined, I conclude that the words assemblage and ensemble rarely improve scientific communication and can be eliminated from most ecological articles. The few justified exceptions are articles in which the emphasis is on how taxonomically close species interact trophically.
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