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Community ecology (interspecific interaction (Herbivory (eats plants,…
Community ecology
interspecific interaction
Species interact in various ways
Symbiosis
Interaction between two organism
They are mutually benefited
predation
preying one animal to another
mechanism of population control
mutualism
ecological interaction between two or more species
Survival of plants and animals
commensalism
relationship between two organism without harming each other
benefits other organism
Facilitation
reproduction of other species
intimate contact of a symbiosis
competition
Interference competition
Aparant competition
Herbivory
eats plants
positive interactions
negative interaction
Parasitism
species which benefits expense of other
less important role
Characteristics
Dominance
Relative abundance
growth from structure
self reliance
trophic structure
Food chain
depends upon next for the food
important for survival of species
Describes how energy and nutrients move
Food web
interconnection of food chain
graphical representation of what-eats-what
consumer resource system
Biotic elements
autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Forms of community structure
Nestedness
Aggregation
Species
Foundation species
Strong role in community
Keystone species
species which other species depend on
Definition
study of a community in respect tp the environment
Primary Focus
specific genotypic and phenotypic characteristics
Origin
European plant sociology
Examines
dynamics, succession, and community assembly
