metabiosis

noun

meta·​bi·​o·​sis ˌmet-ə-bī-ˈō-səs 

plural metabioses -ˈō-sēz 

: a mode of life in which one organism so depends on another that it cannot flourish unless the latter precedes and influences the environment favorably

metabiotic

-ˈät-ik 

adjective

metabiotically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb