(par 4.2.2.3) Species with a Large Impact on Community Structure

http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/species-with-a-large-impact-on-community-13240710  By: Delbert L. Smee (Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi) © 2010 Nature Education Citation: Smee, D. (2010) Species with a Large Impact on Community Structure. Nature Education Knowledge 3(10):40 Of course predators consume prey, but in doing so, they…

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(par 4.2.2.3) Dominant Species in a Diverse Ecosystem

http://education.seattlepi.com/dominant-species-diverse-ecosystem-3936.html by Kari Norborg Carter, Demand Media  In the temperate rainforests of Olympic National Park in Washington, the coast Douglas fir is the dominant plant species.  Natural areas such as…

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(par 4.2.2.2) Animals and Plants Unique to the Republic of South Africa

http://lntreasures.com/rsa.html South Africa has a truly spectacular flora: only Australiahas more endemic families or genera and South Africa has over 13,000 vascular plant species found nowhere else (POSA). Families unique to…

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