Community
Community Community
Community
Community
Community Community
Community
Interactions
InteractionsInteractions
Interactions
Interactions
InteractionsInteractions
Interactions
Prepared by Diana Wheat
Prepared by Diana Wheat
For General Biology 101
For General Biology 101
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When alarmed, the Least
When alarmed, the Least
Bittern freezes in place
Bittern freezes in place
with its bill pointing up,
with its bill pointing up,
turns its front and both
turns its front and both
eyes toward the source of
eyes toward the source of
alarm, and sometimes
alarm, and sometimes
sways to resemble wind
sways to resemble wind-
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blown marsh vegetation.
blown marsh vegetation.
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Least Bittern
Isobrychus exilis
Habitat
HabitatHabitat
Habitat
Habitat
HabitatHabitat
Habitat
The
The type of place
type of place where a species
where a species
normally lives.
normally lives.
Includes factors of resources:
Includes factors of resources:
-
-Cover
Cover
-
-Food & Water availability
Food & Water availability
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-Nesting Sites
Nesting Sites
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-Climate conditions
Climate conditions
Niche
NicheNiche
Niche
Niche
NicheNiche
Niche
๎
๎The unique ecological
The unique ecological role
role of
of
each species in a community.
each species in a community.
๎
๎Described in terms of conditions,
Described in terms of conditions,
resources, and interactions
resources, and interactions
necessary for survival and
necessary for survival and
reproduction.
reproduction.
When species interact
When species interactWhen species interact
When species interact
When species interact
When species interactWhen species interact
When species interact
Symbiosis
Symbiosis: When species that spend most or
: When species that spend most or
all of their life cycle in close association with
all of their life cycle in close association with
each other
each other
> Parasitism
> Parasitism
> Mutualism
> Mutualism
> Predator/prey
> Predator/prey
Coevolution
Coevolution: Species that interact closely over
: Species that interact closely over
extended periods act as selective agents on
extended periods act as selective agents on
each other.
each other.
Species Interactions
Species InteractionsSpecies Interactions
Species Interactions
Species Interactions
Species InteractionsSpecies Interactions
Species Interactions
