Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 53.2, Problem 2SB
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The reason behind finding more species living in an ecotone, than in the communities on either side if it.

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The interaction between populations affects the formation of ecological communities. Many hypotheses are developed to predict the nature of ecological communities. Frederic Clément’s an interactive view of communities and Gleason’s individualistic view on ecological communities.

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