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Community ecology is a subdiscipline of ecology
Ecology

Ecology is the science study of the distribution and Abundance of life and the interactions between organisms and their nature environment ....
 which studies the distribution, abundance, demography
Demography

Demography is the statistical study of all populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population, that is, one that changes over time or space ....
, and interaction
Biological interaction

Biological interactions result from the fact that organisms in an ecosystem interact with each other, in the natural world, no organism is an autonomous entity isolated from its surroundings....
s between coexisting population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
s. Interactions between populations, determined by specific genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, is the primary focus of community ecology.

Community ecology has its origin in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an plant sociology.






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Community ecology is a subdiscipline of ecology
Ecology

Ecology is the science study of the distribution and Abundance of life and the interactions between organisms and their nature environment ....
 which studies the distribution, abundance, demography
Demography

Demography is the statistical study of all populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population, that is, one that changes over time or space ....
, and interaction
Biological interaction

Biological interactions result from the fact that organisms in an ecosystem interact with each other, in the natural world, no organism is an autonomous entity isolated from its surroundings....
s between coexisting population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
s. Interactions between populations, determined by specific genotypic and phenotypic characteristics, is the primary focus of community ecology.

Community ecology has its origin in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
an plant sociology. Modern community ecology examines pattern
Pattern

A pattern, from the French language patron, is a type of theme of recurring events of or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set....
s such as variation in species richness
Species richness

Species richness is the number of different species in a given area. It is represented in equation form as .Typically, species richness is used in Habitat conservation studies to determine the sensitivity of ecosystems and their resident species....
, equitability, productivity
Productivity

Productivity in economics refers to metrics and measures of output from production processes, per unit of input. Labor productivity, for example, is typically measured as a ratio of output per labor-hour, an input....
 and food web structure; it also examines processes such as predator-prey population dynamics
Population dynamics

Population dynamics is the branch of life sciences that studies short- and long-term changes in the size and age composition of populations, and the biology and environment processes influencing those changes....
, succession
Ecological succession

Ecological succession, a fundamental concept in ecology, refers to more-or-less predictable and orderly changes in the composition or structure of an ecological Community ....
, and community assembly. Patterns and processes in turn can be considered in terms of space and time, at different scales.

See also

  • Behavioral ecology
    Behavioral ecology

    Behavioral ecology is the study of the ecology and evolution basis for animal behavior, and the roles of behavior in enabling an animal to adapt to its environment ....
  • Community (ecology)
    Community (ecology)

    In ecology, a community is an assemblage of populations of different species, interacting with one another.The term is used in various ways with slight differences in meaning....
  • Ecological effects of biodiversity
    Ecological effects of biodiversity

    The diversity of species diversity and genetic diversity in community ecology affects the functioning of these communities. These ecological effects of biodiversity in turn affect both climate change through enhanced greenhouse gases, Particulate and loss of land cover, and biological diversity, causing a rapid loss of ecosystems and extincti...
  • Ecosystem ecology
    Ecosystem ecology

    Ecosystem ecology is the integrated study of Life and abiotic components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem framework. This science examines how ecosystems work and relates this to their components such as chemicals, bedrock, soil, plants, and animals....
  • Population ecology
    Population ecology

    Population ecology is a major sub-field of ecology that deals with the dynamics of species populations and how these populations interact with the natural environment....