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I. Introduction to Species Interactions - Coggle Diagram
Topics and Subtopics:
- What are Species Interactions?
- Importance in maintaining ecosystem balance and biodiversity.
- Definition: The ways in which species interact with each other in ecosystems.
- Types of Species Interactions
- Commensalism: One species benefits, and the other is unaffected (e.g., barnacles on whales).
- Mutualism: Both species benefit (e.g., bees and flowers).
- Parasitism: One species benefits at the expense of the other (e.g., ticks on mammals).
- Predation: One species benefits by consuming another (e.g., lions and gazelles).
- Amensalism: One species is harmed, and the other is unaffected (e.g., trees shading ground plants).
- Competition: Both species are harmed as they compete for resources (e.g., plants competing for sunlight).
- Ecological Context of Species Interactions
- How interactions shape ecosystems.
- Niche differentiation and resource partitioning.