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Hemeroby, or hemerochora is a term used in botanical and ecological sciences. It is often associated to naturalness as the complementary term, [1] with a high degree of hemeroby equating to a high human influence on a natural environment. [2] However, the two terms are not inversely related. [3]
The term is derived from the Greek hémeros and bíos. The word hemero-, hemer- means tame, cultivated. Bios is life. Hemeroby literally means "tamed life".
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Various scales for quantifying hemeroby have been devised. [2]