Definitions:
- Commensalism: where one organism benefits from the relationship without causing harm to the other.
- Mutualism: both organisms benefit from the relationship. An example of this in the mangrove ecosystem is lichen
- Parasitism: A relationship in which an organism obtains nutrients from another (host) by living on or within it and without providing any benefits to the host.
- Allelopathy: the relationship between organisms where one inhibits the growth of the other organism. (The production by plant of chemicals that are released into the soil to assist competition with other plants.
- Abundance: a very large quantity of something
- Distribution: the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area
- Organism: an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
- Mutualism: both organisms benefit from the relationship. An example of this in the mangrove ecosystem is lichen
- Parasitism: A relationship in which an organism obtains nutrients from another (host) by living on or within it and without providing any benefits to the host.
- Allelopathy: the relationship between organisms where one inhibits the growth of the other organism. (The production by plant of chemicals that are released into the soil to assist competition with other plants.
- Abundance: a very large quantity of something
- Distribution: the way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area
- Organism: an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form