Community Ecology
Definition
Community ecology is the study of how different species interact with each other within a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Analogy
Imagine a bustling city with people from different backgrounds and professions interacting with one another. In community ecology, species in an ecosystem are like individuals in a city, each playing their unique role and influencing the overall dynamics of the community.
Related terms
Keystone Species: A species that has a disproportionately large impact on its community relative to its abundance.
Trophic Levels: The hierarchical levels in an ecosystem's food chain, including producers (plants), primary consumers (herbivores), secondary consumers (carnivores), etc.
Ecological Succession: The gradual change in species composition over time in a given area due to environmental changes or disturbances.
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