BIOL 1543 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Lyme Disease, Herbivore
25 Aug 2016
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A community includes all the organisms inhabiting a particular area: in the hierarchy of life, a population is a group of interacting individuals of a particular species, the next step up is a biological community. Biological community an assemblage of all the populations of organisms living close enough together for potential interaction. Ecologists define the boundaries of the community according to the research questions they want to investigate: community ecology: Necessary for the conservation of endangered species and the management of wildlife, game, and fisheries. Vital for controlling diseases, such as malaria, bird flu, and lyme disease, that are carried by animals. Has applications in agriculture, where people attempt to control the species composition of communities they have established. Seek to understand how abiotic factors and interactions between populations affect the composition and distribution of communities. Investigate community dynamics, the variability or stability in the species composition of a community caused by biotic and abiotic factors.
