A community ecologist would most likely be concerned with
A) energy flow through an ecosystem.
B) population growth of a single species.
C) interactions among individuals of the same species living together in a small area.
D) interactions among individuals of different species living together in a small area.
E) the cycling of matter through biotic and abiotic components of an area.

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A community ecologist studies the interactions among individuals of different species living together in a small area, including competition, predation, symbiosis, and mutualism. This differs from population ecology, which focuses on the dynamics of one species in a given area.

A Community Ecologist Would Most Likely Be Concerned with