Refers to the way a community is organized
Structure
The two types of community organizations
Horizontal & Vertical stratification
A set of populations of different species that interact and share a Habitat
Communities
Is the variety of individuals that make up the community.
Diversity
The amount or the number of species forming a community.
Species richness
Place of appropriate conditions for life of an organism, plant or animal species or community
Habitat
The set of species that make up the community
Composition
The visual aspect of the species, which depends on the morphological characteristics of every species.
Physiognomy
Varies due to changes in topography, altitude and latitude.
Horizontal stratification
A tsunami or volcanic eruptions are good examples of this type of disturbance.
Primary succession
Differential distribution of organisms including on the ground, water or sky
Vertical stratification
A forest fire or flood are good examples of this type of disturbance.
Secondary succesion
Development characteristics and recovery process after a community disturbance.
Successional status
Is a series of actions to recover all or part of the structure functioning of a damaged community.
Ecological Restoration
Changes occurring in the structure of communities over time.
Successional dynamics
Many biologists and ecologists dedicate theirselves to it
Community regeneration