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| Any assemblage of populations of living organisms in a prescribed are or habit |
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| Groups of species within a community that have strong interactions often utilizing similar habitats and food sources. |
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| Natural unit of vegetation characterized by unifrom species composition and often characterized by uniform species composition and often dominated by particular species or group of species. |
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| Zone of photosynthesis approximate to epilimnion |
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| Lower sediment zone, site of decomposition |
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| Diversity within a community |
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Diversity between communities
(frequently along a gradient) |
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| Diversity Among communities over a geographic area. |
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