BIOLOGY 2F03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Intraspecific Competition, Interspecific Competition, Mesocosm
27 Jan 2016
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What effect does the interaction with a have on b. Exploitation (e. g. predation, parasitism, herbivory) interaction with species. Damselfish are very territorial of their area of the reef, will viciously fight intruders. If an area of reef is left open new damselfish appear in minutes and fight for it. Ongoing fighting between damselfish for territory demonstrates interference competitions - direct and aggressive. Example of resource limitation - limited space causes competition. The threespot damselfish engage in intraspecific competition and threespot and cocoa damselfish engage in interspecific competition. The same kinds of competition exist in places like forests wher. Unlike the damselfish their competition involves limited resources, but they don"t fight for it - instead they prevent access to soil nutrients and water exploitative competition an indirect interaction. Field and mesocosm studies show that resource limitations and competition are widespread. Population growth at high densities shows an s-shaped pattern - at carrying capacity.
