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- Community ecology focuses on the interactions and relationships among different species living in a shared environment.
- A community is a group of different species living together and interacting within a defined area.
- Succession refers to the natural and gradual process of change in species composition in a community over time.
- Primary succession occurs in lifeless areas where no soil exists initially, such as after a volcanic eruption.
- Secondary succession occurs in ar
- Population ecology studies the dynamics of populations, their size, density, distribution, and interactions with the environment.
- A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area at a specific time.
- Population density refers to the number of individuals per unit area or volume.
- Population distribution can be uniform, random, or clumped based on environmental factors and species behavior.
- The age structure of a population indicates the
- A habitat is the physical environment where an organism lives, while a niche is the functional role of an organism in its ecosystem.
- The habitat is defined by abiotic factors like soil, water, temperature, and light.
- A niche includes the organism's interactions with other species, such as competition, predation, and symbiosis.
- The fundamental niche is the potential range of conditions an organism can occupy without competition.
- The realized niche is the