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IV. Present-Day Species Interactions - Coggle Diagram
Topics and Subtopics:
- Modern Examples of Species Interactions
- Mutualism: Pollination (bees and flowering plants), gut bacteria and humans.
- Commensalism: Epiphytic plants and trees, cleaner fish and host species.
- Predation: Apex predators and prey (e.g., wolves and elk).
- Parasitism: Malaria and mosquitoes, tapeworms in mammals.
- Competition: Invasive species vs. native species.
- Human Impact on Species Interactions
- Human-driven climate change and shifting species interactions.
- Habitat destruction and its effects on interspecies relationships.
- Overfishing and hunting, leading to altered predator-prey dynamics.
- Ecological Networks and Trophic Cascades
- How food webs and energy flow affect species interactions.
- Examples of trophic cascades (e.g., sea otters, urchins, and kelp forests).
- Keystone species and their role in ecosystem function (e.g., wolves in Yellowstone).