species interactions
by Erica Mousseau, William Garrett
competition
When more than one species is after the same limited resource. when lions were fighting with hyennas over prey such as gazels.
predation
when one animal is hunting another animal and on eis benifited and one is harmed. 1 ex is a shark hunting a seal.
parasitism
when one organism lives off another. when one is benefited and other is harmed. example mosquito and human.
mutalism
when two oranganism benefit helpin eachother. example is clown fish and sea anemones.
commensalism
when one is benefited and the other is not effected. example is fish following sharks around to pick up scraps other of fish killed by the shark
summary : From Bees to Coral Reefs: Mutualisms Might Be More Important to Global Ecosystem Than Previously Thought
In this artical its saying that us humans are interfere with mutualisms. This can lead to coextinction which is the extinction of more than one species. This effect on the environment could be disastrous. Humans need to help prevent this from happening or we will also suffer. information from: sciencedaily .com