| abiotic |
relating to non-living things
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| abundance |
the number of organisms in
an area |
| allelopathy |
the inhibition of one species
of another by the secretion of chemical substances |
| anaerobic |
without air |
| anoxic |
without oxygen |
| commensalism |
a relationship between two
species in which one benefits while the other is not disadvantaged
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| detritus |
decayed and partially decayed
material with an organic origin |
| distribution |
the region inhabited by an
organism |
| mangrove |
a tree or shrub growing
in the intertidal zone capable of withstanding regular flooding
with saltwater |
| mutualism |
the close relationship between
organisms of different species where both benefit |
| quadrat |
an area of ground surface
used as a sampling unit |
| parasitism |
the relationship in which
an organism lives in or on an organism and feeds from it
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| transect |
a straight line
cross-section of an area
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