Species populations interact with one another to develop biological communities. A community of organisms comprises all the interdependent species populations existing in a particular region or environment. Studying the functioning and organisation of biological communities is known as community ecology.
Community ecology also examines how a community’s members interact with their surroundings. Habitats or biomes are usually used to divide community ecology.
Community ecology examples:
Community ecology includes a wide range of ecological interactions that are constantly evolving. A forest community comprises all the trees, the plant community, birds, deer, squirrels, foxes, fungi, insects, fish in forest rivers, and other local or seasonal species.
Similarly, diverse fish, coral, and algae species are found in a coral reef community. The biotic community is strongly influenced by abundance and dispersal.
Community ecology is the interaction among various species that influence the ecological system’s well-being, development, spread, and richness. Species frequently depend on one another at the communal level. In most biological groups, there are several short food chains.
Related Links:
- Community Definition
- Difference between Species, Population and Community
- Organisms and Population Attributes
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