IB Biology D4.2 Definitions
This page contains our IB Biology definitions for D4.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Ecological stability'.
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climax community
A community which through ecological succession over time has reached a steady state.
community
The population of different species living together and interacting in a single area
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Ecological succession
The process of sequential change over time within an ecosystem.
ecosystem
The interaction of a community with its abiotic environment
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