Community ecology

term in biology

collection or association of plant species within a designated geographical unit

species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance

thumb|Caddisfly (order Trichoptera), a [[macroinvertebrate used as an indicator of water quality.]] A bioindicator is any species (an indicator species) or group of species whose function, population, or status can reveal the qualitative status of the environment. The most common indicator species are animals. For example, copepods and other small water crustaceans that are present in many water bodies can be monitored for changes (biochemical, physiological, or behavioural) that may indicate a problem within their ecosystem. Bioindicators can tell us about the cumulative effects of different

first-order nonlinear differential equations, frequently used to describe the dynamics of biological systems in which two species interact, one as a predator and the other as prey

populations of two or more species in a given area

process in biology by which a species spreads to new areas

group of sympatric species with similar ecological function

tree grown specifically for its shade

concept in ecology and biogeography

model of multi-species population dynamics