Ecology

Primary Succession can be defined as the process of growth in an area that was previously uninhabited, barren, unoccupied and there was no initial vegetation. On the other hand, Secondary Succession can be defined as the growth of the community in such area which was previously occupied, inhabited and that has primary vegetation but got disturbed or damaged due to some external … [Read more...] about Difference Between Primary Succession and Secondary Succession

We can divide the ecosystem into two main categories: abiotic and biotic, based on whether they are living or non-living. Our ecosystem acts as a platform that portrays the interaction between the biotic and abiotic factors. The biotic factors include the living components that can grow, survive and adapt. Whereas the abiotic factors are simply the non-living elements of the … [Read more...] about Difference Between Abiotic and Biotic Factors

The basic difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton is that the word 'phyto' is used for the small plants like diatoms and algae and word 'zoo' is used for the small animals like tiny fish, crustaceans, which are the weak swimmers and just move along the currents. The word "plankton" refers to the smallest aquatic plants or animals that float and drift in the limnetic … [Read more...] about Difference Between Phytoplankton and Zooplankton

A habitat is a place that provides the organism with its basic need of air, water, food and shelter. The organism living in a particular habitat utilises all the resources available in the surrounding for survival. Whereas the niche is the sub-part of any habitat. It is a small place or position that a particular species holds in the ecosystem according to its functional … [Read more...] about Difference Between Habitat and Niche

The basic difference between Ecosystem and Community is that Ecosystem consists of various communities which include living as well as non-living components interacting with each other, whereas interaction of different individuals of populations of different species living in a particular geographical area is called Community. The community consists of only biotic factors … [Read more...] about Difference Between Ecosystem and Community