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In most ecosystems it is species which are the initial focus; but the fundamental dynamics of the system are expressed in the interactions between populations of species making up the community rather than the species themselves.
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Given, D.R. (1995). Biological Diversity and the Maintenance of Mutualisms. In: Vitousek, P.M., Loope, L.L., Adsersen, H. (eds) Islands. Ecological Studies, vol 115. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78963-2_12
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