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limnology - study of fresh water ecosystem
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phenology - study of periodic changes in plants and animals in relation to season
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autoecology - study of interaction of individual organism or species with environment
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standing crop - amount of inorganic matters at any given time in an ecosystem
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Explanation
Standing crop refers to the total biomass of living organisms (plants and animals) present in an ecosystem at a given time - it's organic matter, not inorganic. Inorganic matter would refer to non-living components like minerals, water, or gases. The other definitions are correct: limnology studies freshwater, phenology studies seasonal periodic changes, and autoecology studies individual species' environmental interactions.