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Myccorhazie
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Trophic mutualism for BOTH
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Lichens on trees
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From parasitism to commensalism
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Kelp forests
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Commensalism
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Leaf-cutter ant and fungus
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Obligate
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Fig-fig wasp
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Obligate; Trophic AND service mutualism
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Nurse plant
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In deserts, the shade of adult plants creates cooler, moister conditions. Seeds of many plants can only germinate in this shade. The adult is called a nurse plant.
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What is RNE
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Target species’ performance with neighbors present minus its performance when neighbors were removed.
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What were the results of the RNE
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RNE was generally positive at high-elevation sites, indicating that neighbors had a positive effect on the target species.
RNE was generally negative at low-elevation sites. |
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Yucca plant
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Cheating
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What are cheaters
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Cheaters are individuals that increase offspring production by overexploiting their mutualistic partner.
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When is water a physical factor & when is it a resource
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Aquatic: physical factor
terrestrial: resource |
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Individuals may perform antagonistic actions
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Interference competiton
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Voles aggressively exclude other voles from preferred habitat
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Interference competition
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Allelopathy
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A form of interference competition in which individuals of one species release toxins that harm other species.
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Knapweed
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Example of allelopathy
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