To understand intra-specific interactions in populations, scientists measure the spatial arrangement of species individuals. This geographic arrangement …
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Constrained by limited energy and resources, organisms must compromise between offspring quantity and parental investment. This trade-off is …
Symbiotic relationships are long-term, close interactions between individuals of different species that affect the distribution and abundance of those …
Ecological succession is influenced by the processes of facilitation, inhibition, and toleration. Facilitation occurs when early successional species …
When organisms require the same limited resources within an environment, they may have to compete for them. Competition is a net-negative interaction. …
Predators consume prey for energy. Predators that acquire prey and prey that avoid predation both increase their chances of survival and reproduction …
An ecological disturbance is a temporary disruption in the environment resulting from abiotic, biotic, or anthropogenic factors, causing a pronounced …
The development of microbial communities depends on a combination of complex deterministic and stochastic factors that can dramatically alter the spatial …
