Reasons Why There Is a Community Pattern
Reasons why there is a community pattern.
In this instance the community pattern is zonation. Zonation occurs because different species need different environmental conditions to suit their adaptations in order to survive, and therefore they need to position themselves on the rocky shore accordingly. These zones run parallel to the water and range from the high tide point (the highest place on the shore that the high tide reaches) to low tide point (the lowest point which the water goes to). Zonation results from the constant change of environmental conditions such as exposure to air and water. The less exposure air the species are able to withstand the closer to the low tide mark they’ll be and vice-versa. An advantage of zonation is it reduces interspecific competition for all the species in that community because
Inter-relationship between the two species.
The inter-relationship between oysters and nerita is competition for space on the rocks. Both the oyster and nerita have a similar adaptation which allows both species to be able to live in the same place. Oysters were found from….. This adaptation is their shells which prevent them from drying out.
Oysters need to live close to the low tide mark so they’re able to abstract food from the water for a long period of time because at the low tide mark they’re exposed to air for a shorter time than at the high tide mark. On the other hand Nerita also like to live close to the low tide point as there is more algae there which they feed on, this is the reason that nerita and oysters compete for space and position on the rocky
In this instance the community pattern is zonation. Zonation occurs because different species need different environmental conditions to suit their adaptations in order to survive, and therefore they need to position themselves on the rocky shore accordingly. These zones run parallel to the water and range from the high tide point (the highest place on the shore that the high tide reaches) to low tide point (the lowest point which the water goes to). Zonation results from the constant change of environmental conditions such as exposure to air and water. The less exposure air the species are able to withstand the closer to the low tide mark they’ll be and vice-versa. An advantage of zonation is it reduces interspecific competition for all the species in that community because
Inter-relationship between the two species.
The inter-relationship between oysters and nerita is competition for space on the rocks. Both the oyster and nerita have a similar adaptation which allows both species to be able to live in the same place. Oysters were found from….. This adaptation is their shells which prevent them from drying out.
Oysters need to live close to the low tide mark so they’re able to abstract food from the water for a long period of time because at the low tide mark they’re exposed to air for a shorter time than at the high tide mark. On the other hand Nerita also like to live close to the low tide point as there is more algae there which they feed on, this is the reason that nerita and oysters compete for space and position on the rocky