interspecific association
INTERSPECIFIC ASSOCIATION: species interact with various way. Such as: competition, predation,parasitism,mutualisms, commensalisms etc. Competition : species can compete with each other for finite resources. it is considered to be an important limiting factor of population size, biomass and species richness. Direct competition has been observed between individuals, population and species. Example-a lion chasing a hyena from a kill, or a plant releasing allelopathic chemicals to impede the growth of a competing species. Predation: predation is hunting another species for food. there is a positive negative interaction. Some predators kill their prey before eating them(e.g., a hawk killing a mouse),herbivores feed on plants(e.g., a cow grazing) Predation may effect the population size of predators and prey and the number of species coexisting in a community. Mutualism: mutualism is an inte...