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Definitions
• Autecology
– the study of the interactions of an individual
organism or a single species with the living and
nonliving factors of its environment.
• Synecology
– study of a group or community of organisms
and their relationships to each other and to their
common environment.
Species Interaction Grid
Species 1
Species 2
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 Mutualism
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Consumer
Resource
Consumer
Competition
Resource
Specialists vs. Generalists:
Species Interactions
Specialist
Generalist
• Population dynamics of specialists are tightly linked
• Conservation Implication: Management strategies for a
specialist must consider the species with which it interacts
Fig - Fig Wasp Natural History
750 spp. of fig, most with
a single sp. of pollinator!!
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