Life: The Science of Biology
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ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 56.2, Problem 1R
Summary Introduction
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The factor that is limiting to the membership of the species in a local community.
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Introduction:
To get the membership of a community, the organisms have to take care of the three factors:
1) The regional species pool and the supply of the species.
2) Abiotic conditions, which include chemical and physical environmental conditions.
3) Interactions among different species.
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