Marine Ecology: Chapter 10

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Marine Ecology Chapter 10
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Ecological Definitions

• Ecology- the study of the interactions between
  organisms and their environment.
• Interactions (or factors) determine the abundance
  and distribution of organisms.
• Distribution- the size, shape, and location that
  a population occupies.
• Abundance- the number of individuals in a given
  area and their density.

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Rocky Shore Food Web
Detritus- particles of dead organic matter.
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