Chapter+36.1+Introduction

The four properties of a community:

1. Diversity-The variety of different kinds of organisms that make up a community. This includes species richness and relative abundence.

2. Prevalent Vegetation- plants that are dominant, their structure and species, defines what other organisms can live in the community

3. Stability- The community's ability to resist change and return to its original species composition after being disturbed.

4. Trophic Structure- The feeding relationships among the various species making up the community.

(Campbell, 2000)