Definitions Autecology –the study of the interactions of an individual organism or a single species with the living and nonliving factors of its environment. Synecology –study of a group or community of organisms and their relationships to each other and to their common environment.

Species Interaction Grid

Specialists vs. Generalists: Species Interactions Population dynamics of specialists are tightly linked Conservation Implication: Management strategies for a specialist must consider the species with which it interacts GeneralistSpecialist

Fig - Fig Wasp Natural History spp. of fig, most with a single sp. of pollinator!!