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                     Workers use a pressure hose to remove zebra mussels from the pump room of a power plant near Detroit.


                     Species Interactions


                     and Community Ecology










                     Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

                        Compare and contrast the major types of species      Perceive and predict the potential impacts of invasive
                       interactions                                         species in communities
                        Characterize feeding relationships and energy flow, using     Explain the goals and methods of restoration ecology
                       them to construct trophic levels and food webs
                                                                             Describe biomes and identify the terrestrial biomes of the
                        Distinguish characteristics of a keystone species   world
                        Characterize disturbance, succession, and notions of
                       community change







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