Population and Community Ontology

The Population and Community Ontology (PCO) describes material entities, qualities, and processes related to collections of interacting organisms such as populations and communities. It is taxon neutral, and can be used for any species, including humans. The classes in the PCO are useful for describing evolutionary processes, organismal interactions, and ecological experiments. Practical applications of the PCO include community health care, plant pathology, behavioral studies, sociology, and ecology.

人口与社区本体论（PCO）描述了与相互作用生物群体，如种群和社区相关的物质实体、属性及过程。该本体论具有分类学中立性，适用于任何物种，包括人类。PCO中的类别对于描述进化过程、生物相互作用以及生态实验具有重要意义。PCO的实际应用领域涵盖社区健康管理、植物病理学、行为研究、社会学和生态学。